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parish in Wiltshire, England. The site comprises a small circular 5-acre enclosure that was levelled in 1931. The site was partially excavated in the 19th century and there were finds of ceramics, worked stone, worked animal bone and remains of human burial; some are held by the
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miles (4 km) to the west. There are also a number of other Iron Age earthworks in the area.
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The site currently lies within the bounds of a small grass strip airfield, the former
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miles (2.4 km) to the south-east of the village of
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Chisenbury Camp is located in Wiltshire
Wiltshire
51°17′02″N 1°47′01″W / 51.2838°N 1.7836°W / 51.2838; -1.7836
Iron Age
univallate hillfort
Broad Chalke
Wiltshire Museum
Devizes
scheduled monument
RAF Upavon
grid reference
SU15195387
Enford
Upavon
Casterley Camp
River Avon
List of hillforts in England
Historic England
"Chisenbury Camp (220236)"
"Wiltshire County Council: Wiltshire and Swindon Sites and Monument Record Information: Chisenbury Camp"
the original
Historic England
"Chiselbury Camp hillfort, cross dykes and site of turnpike toll house (1020262)"
National Heritage List for England
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Iron Age hillforts in England
Mowsbury Hill
Maiden Bower

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