| Summary : Earthwork remains of an Iron Age multivallate plateau hillfort. Finds from the hillfort include a Roman coin hoard which was found in 1691. Other finds of Roman coins were made at later dates. Field investigations in 1976 found the hillfort to measure 116 metres east-west by 130 metres north-south. Its defences comprised two concentric banks, with a maximum height of 2 metres, and outer ditches which were up to 9 metres in width and 1.5 metres deep. Traces of a third outer bank were also identified, this was 0.7 metres high, but had been encroached by later ploughing. The possible original entrance and causeway were identified near the southeast angle, any evidence of inturning had been disturbed by later widening. The interior had been disturbed by later cultivation but no evidence of Roman occupation was seen. |
More information : [SK 9541 4233] Camp [OE].
Urn containing Roman Coins found AD 1691. (1)
Honington Camp, Iron Age (A/B) multivallate hill fort. Scheduled
[AO/LP/63/260.]
The lower stone of a saddle quern, found by Mrs H O Neil outside the ramparts (at SK 954 424), is in Lincoln Museum (31.61) and, from the ploughed surface of three fields north and east of the Camp, 28 flints and 40 wasters, and a rim-sherd of 1.A (A?) pottery are reported by J May of the University of Nottingham.
There is evidence of occupation of the earthwork by the Romans. An urn containing Roman coins was discovered in 1691, and subsequently other coins were found, a score of which Stukeley obtained in 1728. These included a large brass of Agrippa, one of Julia, daughter of Augustus, and another of Magnetius. (2-5)
No surface finds were made within the hill fort or in adjoining fields. Neither Mrs H O'Niel or Mr J May could be contacted. The whereabouts of the early finds was not established. Published survey (25") revised. (6)
Nothing visible on available air photographs. (7)
An Iron Age plateau fort measuring overall 116m E-W by 130m N-S. The defences comprise two concentric banks with outer ditches reaching a maxmum height of 2.0m at the angles, and the remains of a third outer bank, 0.7m high, encroached by later ploughing; the ditches average 9.0m wide by 1.5m deep.
The seemingly original entrance and causeway are near the SE angle but any evidence of inturning has been disturbed by later widening. Three later paths have mutilated the banks on the north and east sides. The interior has been disturbed by later cultivation but no evidence of Roman occupation was seen.
Published survey (25") revised. (8)
Additional references. (9-11)
The Iron Age hillfort was seen as earthworks and mapped from good
quality air photographs. There is no change to the description
given by authority 8.
(Morph No. LI.847.3.1)
This description is based on data from the RCHME MORPH2 database.
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