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<< Our Photo Pages >> Bigbury Camp - Hillfort in England in Kent

Submitted by vicky on Saturday, 10 July 2010  Page Views: 23331

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Bigbury Camp
Country: England County: Kent Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Canterbury  Nearest Village: Harbledown
Map Ref: TR116576  Landranger Map Number: 179
Latitude: 51.278232N  Longitude: 1.032565E
Condition:
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4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
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3Ordinary
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3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
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2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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Bigbury Camp
Bigbury Camp submitted by PurpleEmperor : Frosty ferns on Bigbury Camp (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Kent. Finds from the hillfort can be found in Maidstone and Canterbury Museums

Kent Wildlife Trust has launched a major appeal to its members and supporters to raise vital additional funding to help it restore Bigbury Hill Fort - an area of ancient woodland and a former Iron Age settlement and Roman encampment near Chartham Hatch, Canterbury.

Note: Discover Bigbury Iron Age Hillfort, Sat 24 July
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Bigbury Camp submitted by peternewport : A section of rampart and ditch at Bigbury Camp (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Bigbury Camp submitted by peternewport : Bigbury fort from the footpath below, following clearance of the site in 2010. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Bigbury Camp submitted by PurpleEmperor : Another angle from top of Bigbury Camp (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Bigbury Camp submitted by PurpleEmperor : Looking down one side of Bigbury Camp (Vote or comment on this photo)

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TR1157 : Foxgloves on the side of Bigbury Camp by Marathon
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TR1157 : Black sheep on the side of Bigbury Camp by Marathon
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TR1157 : Bigbury Camp seen from the North Downs Way by Marathon
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TR1157 : Bigbury Camp at its zenith by Marathon
by Marathon
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TR1157 : Footpath to Bigbury Road by David Anstiss
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Animal, Vegetable, Mineral by Andy B on Tuesday, 05 April 2016
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An iron object from Bigbury Camp features in this episode of Animal, Vegetable, Mineral from 1954.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p017gczq/animal-vegetable-mineral-28101954#group=p018818x
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Discover Bigbury Iron Age Hillfort, Sat 24 July by Andy B on Saturday, 10 July 2010
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Discover Bigbury: an Iron Age Hillfort on your Doorstep

Sat 24 July 10.00–16.00

Discover the archaeology of bigbury Iron Age hillfort; tours and talks about this ancient site, said to be where Caesar’s first battle in Britain took place. …

Discover the archaeology of bigbury Iron Age hillfort; tours and talks about this ancient site, said to be where Caesar’s first battle in Britain took place. What’s happening? Guided walks around the earthworks; Talks about bigbury’s excavations, finds and LiDAR; Displays and information; Activities for children; See a traditional Kentish Orchard; Refreshments Come along and discover the earthworks revealed - there’s something for all the family Who’s involved?

Organised by Kent Wildlife Trust, who own and manage Howfield Wood, in partnership with Canterbury Archaeological Trust, the University of Kent’s Classical and Archaeological department and No Man’s Orchard. Between the partners there’s a huge amount of knowledge and expertise about this little-known but important site. bigbury Camp is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, requiring careful management and conservation. A Heritage Lottery Fund grant means that Kent Wildlife Trust can carry out necessary work and open up the site to the public.

Location: Bigbury Camp, Howfield Wood, Bigbury Road, nr Canterbury. Map ref: TR113574 Situated between Harbledown and Chartham Hatch. The event will be signposted.

O: Kent Wildlife Trust
N: Kathryn Barton
T: 07717 367944
E: kathryn.barton@kentwildlife.org.uk
W: http://www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk

Festival of British Archaeology 2010
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Re: Bigbury Camp by PurpleEmperor on Tuesday, 30 December 2008
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Condition:2
Ambience:3
Access:2
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Re: Bigbury Hillfort Link by coldrum on Monday, 28 July 2008
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Pastscape entry:

"Earthwork remains of an Iron Age univallate hillfort with an enclosure, possibly a cattle compound, to the north".

https://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=464710
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Bigbury Hillfort Link by coldrum on Saturday, 16 June 2007
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http://www.infobritain.co.uk/Bigbury_Wood_Hill_Fort.htm
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Bigbury Wood Appeal by coldrum on Saturday, 16 June 2007
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A unique but largely forgotten and neglected piece of Kent that most historians agree was the site of Caesar’s first battle with the ancient Britons on English soil in 55 BC is set to become a flourishing nature reserve

Kent Wildlife Trust has launched a major appeal to its members and supporters to raise vital additional funding to help it restore Bigbury Hill Fort - an area of ancient woodland and a former Iron Age settlement and Roman encampment near Chartham Hatch, Canterbury.

Last year, the Trust, with the support of Canterbury City Council and the Heritage Lottery Fund, was able to purchase the 24 acres of Bigbury and the adjoining Howfield Woods.

Since then, the Trust has been drawing up ambitious habitat management plans to fill yet another gap in the 7,400 acre Blean woodland conservation jigsaw and further extend its boundaries as a haven for wildlife.

The Hill fort area, marked by a clearing John McAllister, the Trust’s Reserves Officer for East Kent, says: “Careful management of Bigbury Hill will restore many of its native broadleaved trees and encourage the return of birds like the nightingale and nightjar, the purple emperor and white admiral butterflies and flowers such as bluebells and wood anemones that were once commonplace here.”

Plans include the protection and enhancement of the Iron Age fort – a Scheduled Ancient Monument – and the woods themselves are designated as a Site of Nature Conservation Interest (SNCI) and part of the nationally important Blean complex of woodland.

There are also proposals to introduce hardy sheep and goats on a rotational grazing basis – a highly effective way of controlling the invasive scrub.

It is thought that the hill-fort site was occupied by the Belgic people before being overrun by the Romans in 54 BC. Archaeological finds have included the remains of a chariot and slave chains.

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