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Re: Clare Camp by Andy B on Wednesday, 07 September 2022

Clare is a small, ancient town on the River Stour. Its history is rich and varied, dating back to prehistory. But of particular interest is the enigmatic earthwork known as Clare Camp, a rare feature of Sacred Suffolk’s landscape.

Towards the north of the town sits Clare Camp, an elliptical earthwork enclosing an area of roughly 12 acres. Formerly named Erbury (which means ‘earthen fort’), it consists of a double-banked ditched enclosure, with ditch walls measuring up to 14 ft in places.

Clare Camp is essentially undated. It may be prehistoric (tools from across the stone age have been found in the vicinity); it may have Viking origins; but generally it is classified as an Iron Age fort (although not a hill fort.) It was certainly situated in a frontier location, originally on a spur surrounded by wetlands overlooking the Stour.

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