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Oldbury Camp hillfort, bowl barrow and cross dyke on Cherhill Down

Scheduled monument

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The National Heritage List for England records Oldbury Camp hillfort, bowl barrow and cross dyke on Cherhill Down as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Oldbury Camp is a Neolithic and early-medieval hillfort on Cherhill Down, featuring a bowl barrow and cross dyke, indicating long-term settlement and defensive use. Local folklore associates the site with fairy activity, a common belief linked to such ancient earthworks in British tradition.

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