More information : (TL 095112) The Aubreys (NAT) Camp (NR) (1)
The Aubreys is a well-developed plateau fort consisting of a double rampart and ditch, except on the NW where both are single, and on the E where the outer line has been destroyed. The inner rampart varies between 10 to 14ft and the outer rampart is 7 to 10ft above it, while the counterscarp on the W is 7ft high and the remaining scarp on the E is 6ft high. The distance between the double ramparts is from 50 to 60ft, Modern buildings occupy a gap in the S side.
There is a well marked entrance in the W side, at the S end of a single rampart and a narrower one at the N end. (2)
Published 1:2500 revised. (3)
General description by authority 2 correct. The site is now flanked by the M1 to the east; but the motorway construction has done no damage to the earthwork. Topographically the settlement occupies a plateau some 110.0m above sea level and is overlooked by higher ground on all sides. The western "passage" entrance is, almost certainly, original and the topographic lay-out suggests a former entrance to the south where modern buildings (now a hotel) stand. The area within the defences (circa 18.0 acres) is now under agriculture; there is no visible evidence of early occupation and local research recorded no contemporary finds of Iron Age character.
Published survey (25" 1962) correct. (4)
TL 095112. Scheduled. (5)
Area of damage by an informal BMX/MTB track surveyed in 2010. (6) |