What is recorded here
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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Places near here
Oldbury CastleArchaeological place · 10 yd
Lansdowne MonumentMonument · 146 yd
The Lansdowne MonumentListed building · 146 yd
Lansdowne monument, CherhillMonument or public art · 162 yd
Cherhill White HorseHeritage attraction · 332 yd
White Horse PlantationWood · 470 yd
Cherhill HillMountain / peak · 497 yd
On the White Horse Trail to Oldbury CastleCastle, fort or tower · 1367 yd
The Old RectoryListed building · 1508 yd
Woodland and bywayForest or wood · 1672 yd
Morgan's HillMountain / peak · 1.7 mi
Radio masts on Morgan's HillMountain or hill · 1.8 mi