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Bigbury Camp
Hob Uid: 464710
Location : Kent Canterbury Harbledown and Rough Common
Grid Ref : TR1170057500
Summary : Earthwork remains of an Iron Age univallate hillfort with an enclosure, possibly a cattle compound, to the north.
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)

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Source details : OS 6" 1962
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Source details : Ordnance Survey map of the Iron Age in Southern Britain 1962
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Source details : 1933 (RF Jessup)
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Source details : CS Canterbury 17.06.70
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Source details : British Hill-Forts: An Index 1979 231 (AHA Hogg)
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Iron Age
Display Date : Iron Age
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Monument Type : Univallate Hillfort
Evidence : Earthwork, Find

Components and Objects:

Period : Iron Age
Component Monument Type : Univallate Hillfort
Object Type : SLING SHOT, VESSEL
Object Material : Pottery

Related Records from other datasets:

External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : KE 51
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TR 15 NW 33
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1933-01-01
End Date : 1934-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1962-01-01
End Date : 1963-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1978-01-01
End Date : 1980-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1980-01-01
End Date : 1980-12-31

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Bigbury Camp