Codford Circle
| Codford Circle | |
|---|---|
 .svg.png){kind=icon} Shown within Wiltshire | |
| Alternate name |
Oldbury Camp, Wilsbury Ring, Woldsbury |
| Location | Wiltshire |
| Region | Southern England |
| Coordinates | 51°09′51″N 2°01′35″W / 51.1643°N 2.0263°W |
| Type | Hilltop enclosure or possible hillfort |
| Area | 3.6 ha (8.9 acres) |
| Height | 188 m (617 ft) |
| History | |
| Material | Chalk |
| Periods | Possible Neolithic |
| Site notes | |
| Archaeologists |
Sir Richard Colt Hoare, W.F.Cunnington, |
Codford Circle, also known as Wilsbury Ring, and Woldsbury, and possibly Oldbury Camp, is a neolithic hill top enclosure or possible hillfort located on the summit of Codford Hill, a chalk promontory of Salisbury Plain, near to the village and civil parish of Codford, in Wiltshire.[1]
The site is oval in plan and approximately of 3.6 ha (8.9 acres) and is surrounded by a bank 6.5 metres (21 ft) wide and up to 1.6 m (5.2 ft) high. It is surrounded by a ditch 5 metres (16 ft) wide and up to 0.5 metres (1.6 ft) deep, although an area on the south eastern edge has been reduced by ploughing. Aerial photography shows signs of an inner ditch, possibly signs of a former palisade fence, and entrances on the east and west sides. The entrances on the southeast and northwest sides are later in origin.[1]
There is no archaeological evidence for occupation, and the slight nature of the earthworks have been interpreted as being defensively weak, therefore the site is currently interpreted as an enclosure of an unknown but ancient date.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "English Heritage Pastscape: Codford Circle". Retrieved 22 April 2012.