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British Camp

British Camp is an Iron Age hill fort on the Herefordshire Beacon in the Malvern Hills which later contained a Norman ringwork and bailey known as Colwall Castle. The site comprises extensive concentric earth ramparts and ditches across three linked hills and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The medieval fortress was destroyed in the 12th century and today only the earthworks remain visible at the summit.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons

Its prime

1150

Today

Partial ruin

As it stood in 1150

The shape it held in its prime.

On the crest of the Herefordshire Beacon the site is defined by broad, grass-covered concentric earth ramparts and deep surrounding ditches forming several stepped terraces; the layers present a rounded, terraced summit. The flattened top (the citadel) is enclosed by a pronounced ringwork and inner bailey running along the ridge over three linked hills. Surfaces are turf and packed earth, with visible gaps in the banks marking original east, west and north‑east approaches.

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9 places to explore in 1150.

The record describes 9 distinct spots at British Camp — including the full exterior approach. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.

Approach along the eastern ridgeCitadel summitInner baileyEast gateWest gateNorth-east gateRound hut platformsOuter ditch and counterscarp bankShire Ditch along the ridge

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