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Bulstrode Camp

Buckinghamshire, England · Atlas EN3442

Bulstrode Camp is a contour fort in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England.

Other names on the record: The Camp.

It is recorded as extant, with a bivallate rampart form, surface evidence of earthen bank, and an enclosed area of 8.9 hectares.

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

The topographic record places it on a hilltop and lowland and at 85 m.

The aspect is recorded as level.

Recorded land use includes parkland and built-up land.

Dating evidence is recorded for 800–400 BC (Artefactual and Morphology/Earthwork/Typology). Reliability is recorded as B - Medium.

A scheduled monument number is recorded (1006954).

Location

Atlas number
EN3442 (3442)
Country
England
Current county or unitary authority
Buckinghamshire
Historic county
Buckinghamshire
Parish, community, or townland
Gerrards Cross
National Grid reference
SU 9946 8801
Latitude
51.58221
Longitude
-0.56583
Altitude
85 m

Form and condition

Type
contour fort
Condition
Extant
Morphology
bivallate
Complete rampart circuit
Yes
Number of ramparts
2
Number of ditches
2
Possible original entrances
1
Breaks through the ramparts
10
Enclosed area
8.9 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank
Also recorded
ditches
Entrance forms
Simple Gap (East)

Landscape

Topographic position
hilltop and lowland
Aspect
level
Land use
parkland and built-up land

Dating

Dating
800–400 BC
Dating evidence
Artefactual and Morphology/Earthwork/Typology
Dating reliability
B - Medium

Interior and investigation

Finds
pottery
Investigations
1st Identified Map Depiction (1695); 1st Identified Written Reference (1847); Excavation (1924); Other (1956); Other (1961); Other (1974); Other (1999); Geophysical Survey (2003); Other (1969-2009)

Identifiers

Scheduled monument number
1006954
HER
Buckinghamshire 152500000
National record
record SU 98 NE 2; monument 251460
Wikidata
Q31117431

Sources

References

  1. Anthony, S. 2002. Polkerris, 65 Camp Road, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, An Archaeological Watching Brief. Thames Valley Archaeological Services Report CRG 02/89. http://www.tvas.co.uk/reports/pdf/CRG02-89wb.pdf.Accessed October 2015
  2. Burgess, B. 1878. The entrenchment in Bulstrode Park. Rec Buckinghamshire, 5. 326-330
  3. Ford, S. and Taylor, A. 2002. Woodside, 90 Camp Road, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, An Archaeological
  4. Watching Brief. Thames Valley Archaeological Services Report 01/55. http://www.tvas.co.uk/reports/pdf/WGC01-55wb.pdf. Accessed October 2015
  5. Fox, C. and Clarke, L.C.G. 1925. Excavations in Bulstrode Park. Rec Buckinghamshire, 11, 283-288
  6. Gilbert, D. 2006. An Archaeological Watching Brief at Wykehurst, 96 Camp Road, Gerrards Cross. John Moore Heritage Services. http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archiveDS/archiveDownload?t=arch-988-1/dissemination/pdf/johnmoor1-15328_1.pdf. Accessed October 2015
  7. Gilbert, D. 2009. An Archaeological Watching Brief at 102 Camp Road, Gerrards Cross. John Moore Heritage Services. http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archiveDS/archiveDownload?t=arch-988-1/dissemination/pdf/johnmoor1-64575_1.pdf. Accessed October 2015
  8. Gover, J. 2003. Bulstrode «Iron Age Camp, Gerrards Cross. A Site of Many Periods. Newsl Chess Valley Archaeol Hist Soc
  9. Hammond, S. 2005. 92 Camp Road, Gerrards Cross: An Archaeological Recording Action. Thames Valley Archaeological Services. Report CRGC05/78. http://www.tvas.co.uk/reports/pdf/CRGC05-78RecA.pdf. Accessed October 2015
  10. Lipscomb G. 1847 History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham . Vol. VIII