More information : Aconbury Camp (OE) (SO 50353305). (1)
Hill Fort. (2)
Ref to "Aconbury Beacon" in Scudamore MS 1625. In 1642 it was
briefly occupied by Lord Herbert (Royalist) and again in 1645 it
was occupied and strengthened by the Scots Army under the Earl of
Leven. (3)
Topo description. Enclosure approx 17 1/2 acres or incl. defences
23 acres. Two original entrances - SE, where both ramparts are
inturned, and SW, where the S rampart curves in behind the W
rampart. Dense undergrowth. Plan. (4)
"Very slight soundings" made in 1951 "produced clear evidence of
permanent occupation....also.... pottery, which from ware could
have been of the Sutton Walls type, (ie Iron Age SW "B") but no
characteristic rim sherds were found". (5)
Aconbury Camp examined between 1948-51. Little more than surface
scratching was undertaken here. The material collected was sufficient
to suggest that the occupation resembles that of Sutton Walls
(SO 54 NW 1) and Dinedor Camp (SO 53 NW 26) A large number of sherds
was found. These did not include any rim sherds, but the ware might
well be similar to that of Sutton Walls. Some Roman sherds were
also found. The ramparts were solidly built, and examination suggestedthat they incorporated internal revetments. (6)
An univallate hill-fort covering some 10 hectares. There are two
original inturned entrances, as described, and four modern breaks.
The main ditch survives only along the south and east sides; elsewhereit has been destroyed. The rampart is 5.0m high in the west and averages 4.5m in the south where the ditch is 1.2m deep. There is a covering of dense undergrowth.
Published survey 1:2500 revised. (7)
SO 503 331. Aconbury. Listed in gazetteer as a univallate hillfort covering 7.0ha. (8)
Aconbury: The Camp. Description with plan. (9) |