More information : [TR 117 575] Bigberry Camp [NR] (1) Bigberry Camp, Harbledown. An univallate hill fort with an annexe, probably a cattle compound, to the north. (2-4) Scheduled as "Bigbury Camp". (5) In 1962-3 excavations by F Jenkins at TR 1192 5764, to the north of the supposed eastern entrance, revealed two large post holes, probably representing a strong palisade in the bottom of a ditch. Small finds in the primary site of the ditch included several potsherds of East Kent Early Iron Age, "A" gritted ware, and an ovoid slingbolt of burnt clay precisely matched by one from a hill-fort in Belgium. Excavations are to be continued. Resurveyed at 1:2500. (6) Local people have now decided to rename "Berry" properties as "Bury", (a) and the Fort name should conform. The root is Old English Burh, Burg, Byrig, etc, the modern spelling is immaterial, though "Bury" is a more usual form than "Berry". (7)
TR 117 575. Bigberry. Listed in gazetteer as a univallate hillfort with annexe covering 10.7ha. (8) |