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Norbury Camp, Northleach

Gloucestershire, England · Atlas EN0753

Norbury Camp, Northleach is a promontory fort in Northleach with Eastington, Gloucestershire, England.

It is recorded as extant, with a univallate rampart form, surface evidence of earthen bank, and an enclosed area of 22 hectares.

Banks or ramparts are the remains most likely to be visible.

The topographic record places it on an inland promontory and at 190 m.

The aspect is recorded as level.

Recorded land use includes woodland, pasture, and built-up land.

Dating evidence is recorded for 800–400 BC and 400 BC–AD 50 (Artefactual). Reliability is recorded as B - Medium.

A scheduled monument number is recorded (1003355).

Location

Atlas number
EN0753 (753)
Country
England
Current county or unitary authority
Gloucestershire
Historic county
Gloucestershire
Parish, community, or townland
Northleach with Eastington
National Grid reference
SP127155
Latitude
51.83792
Longitude
-1.81709
Altitude
190 m

Form and condition

Type
promontory fort
Condition
Extant
Morphology
univallate
Complete rampart circuit
Yes
Number of ramparts
1
Number of ditches
1
Possible original entrances
2
Breaks through the ramparts
2
Enclosed area
22 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank
Also recorded
ditches
Entrance forms
Simple Gap (East); Hollow Way (South)

Landscape

Topographic position
inland promontory
Aspect
level
Land use
woodland, pasture, and built-up land

Dating

Dating
800–400 BC and 400 BC–AD 50
Dating evidence
Artefactual
Dating reliability
B - Medium

Interior and investigation

Interior excavation
pits and rectangular structures
Finds
pottery and human bones
Investigations
1st Identified Map Depiction (1884); Excavation (1977); Geophysical Survey (1996); Other (1998); Geophysical Survey (2002); Other (1992-1996); Other (2007-2010)

Identifiers

Scheduled monument number
1003355
HER
Gloucestershire 273
National record
record SP 11 NW11; monument 329935
Wikidata
Q31116200

Sources

References

  1. Marshall, A. 1996. ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF A POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AREA WITHIN FARMINGTON NORBURY HILLFORT NORTHLEACH WITH EASINGTON.
  2. Marshall, A. 1996 Northleach long barrow and Norbury Camp. Trans Bristol Gloucestershire Archaeol Soc,114; 170-185.
  3. Marshall, A. J. 2003. SUMMARY OF GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY UNDERTAKEN AT NORBURY HILLFORT, NORTHLEACH WITH EASINGTON, GLOS, Unpublished.
  4. RCHME 1976. Ancient and historical monuments in the County of Gloucestershire, Vol. I: Iron Age and Romano- British monuments in Gloucestershire Cotswolds, London: HMSO, 87-8.
  5. Saville, A. and Ellison, A. 1983. Uley Bury and Norbury hillforts: rescue excavations at two Gloucestershire Iron Age sites. Bristol: Western Archaeological Trust.
  6. Witts, G.B. 1883. Archaeological handbook of the County of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham: Norman Brothers, 37, 72.