Cholesbury Camp hillfort

A designated Scheduled Monument

The impressive remains of this Iron Age hillfort are a designated Scheduled Monument. The 10-acre hillfort functioned intermittently as a place of refuge for 400 years, until the Roman invasion of circa 50AD. The beech-clad earthworks are an unbroken circle, save for a section on the southern side.

How to find Cholesbury camp

To find it from Parrotts Lane head down the gravel track to St Lawrence Church. Then go through the wooden gates and turn immediately left through a kissing gate. Go up the slope ahead and walk along the top of the bank of Cholesbury Camp to a crossing path. Turn right through the opposite bank to an information board and gate.

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