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Summary

Honington Camp hill fort

Full description

PRN 30366
One of four potential hillforts in the historic county of Lincolnshire, Honington Camp lies three kilometres south-west of Ancaster. Sub-rectangular in form, its defences consist of two banks with external ditches and a slight counterscarp bank on the outermost edge. There is one possible entrance in the south-east corner.{1}{2}{3}{4}{5}{6}
The hillfort earthworks were the subject of a measured survey and fieldwalking as part of research for an MA dissertation. There is a third bank outside the other two, although this is the most eroded of the earthworks. Two further gaps in the banks were noted as well as the possible entrance in the south-east corner. One of these gaps is a V-shape in the western banks, the other is a U-shape in the north-western banks, although the U-shape appears to be caused by recent erosion possibly by sheep. The V-shape, however, may be an original feature. In places the turf cover of the banks was eroded, showing the limestone rubble construction material. This was visible in all three banks. {14}
A resistivity survey was carried out in the interior of the camp in 2002. Possible ditch-type anomalies were recorded, although these may be of geological origin. Several circular and several linear ditch-type anomalies were identified, and an area of low resistance running around the inside of the innermost bank was also observed. This may represent another defensive ditch. The probable entrance in the south-east corner was also seen in the results. {15}

<01> HBMC, AM 7, SAM 82 (Scheduling Record). SLI4177.

<02> OS CARD INDEX, SK 94 SE:1,1965, BAIRD J (Index). SLI2567.

<03> PARISH FILE, - (Correspondence). SLI1280.

<04> PARISH FILE, P24-79 (Photograph). SLI3805.

<05> 1961, EAST MIDLANDS ARCHAEOLOGICAL BULLETIN, VOL 4 P 7 (Index). SLI2231.

<06> 1964, EAST MIDLANDS ARCHAEOLOGICAL BULLETIN, VOL 7 P 6 (Index). SLI2234.

<07> 1965, EAST MIDLANDS ARCHAEOLOGICAL BULLETIN, VOL 8 P 9 (Index). SLI2235.

<08> 1966, EAST MIDLANDS ARCHAEOLOGICAL BULLETIN, VOL 9 P 7 (Index). SLI2236.

<09> 1945-84, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION, FT50-54;EA34-36 (Aerial Photograph). SLI173.

<10> 1929, An early aerial photograph taken in 1929, - (Aerial Photograph). SLI158.

<11> 1946-98, RCHME, 322/34 (Aerial Photograph). SLI193.

<12> South Kesteven records, SK (Index). SLI5463.

<13> THOMSON B, 1990-91, Aerial photographs taken by B. Thomson, - (Aerial Photograph). SLI204.

<14> Graham Umpleby, 2003, A Chronology and Interpretation of Honington Camp, Kesteven, - (Unpublished Document). SLI10786.

<15> Grantham Archaeology Group, 2003, Honington Camp Hill Fort: Geophysical Survey (Resistance), - (Report). SLI12916.

Monument Types

• HILLFORT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)

Associated Events

• Geophysical survey at Honington Camp hill fort, Honington
• Field walking at Honington Camp
• Measured survey of Honington Camp

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument

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