Chisenbury Camp

Chisenbury Camp is an Iron Age hillfort in Wiltshire, standing on a small circular enclosure of about five acres. The site was levelled in 1931 and partially excavated in the 19th century. Archaeologists found ceramics, worked stone, animal bone and human remains there. Some of these finds are kept at the Wiltshire Museum in Devizes. The site is now a scheduled monument. The hillfort lies within a grass strip airfield that once belonged to the RAF. A perimeter road cuts across the southern edge of the field. Chisenbury Camp sits about two and a half kilometres south-east of Upavon village. On the far side of the River Avon valley, roughly four kilometres away, is the larger Iron Age fort of Casterley Camp. Several other Iron Age earthworks dot the surrounding landscape. Visitors reach the site along farm tracks and footpaths near the airfield. The flat, grassy enclosure shows little above ground, but the earthworks are still recognisable. The Wiltshire Museum holds objects recovered from earlier digs. Views across the valley stretch to Casterley Camp on clear days. The quiet airfield and open fields make the spot peaceful and remote.