| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 The ramparts on the north-west side | |
| Location | Norfolk |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TF 943 408[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 5.1 hectares (13 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1984[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Warham Camp is an Iron Age circular hill fort with a total diameter of 212 metres (232 yards) near Warham, south of Wells-next-the-Sea in Norfolk. It is a scheduled monument[2] dated to between 800BC and 43AD,[3] and a 5.1-hectare (13-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest,[1][4] located within the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[5] The University of East Anglia has described it as the best-preserved hill fort in Norfolk.[6][7]
First built by the Iceni people centuries before the Roman conquest of Britain, the monument later housed a Roman blacksmith. A section of its bank was partially destroyed in the 18th century rerouting of the River Stiffkey. It has now been the subject of archaeological excavations spanning 90 years.[7]
This unimproved chalk grassland site is heavily grazed by rabbits and cattle. It has diverse herb species such as common rock-rose and squinancywort, and butterflies including the chalkhill blue.[8]
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Warham Camp". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ Historic England. "Warham Camp small multivallate fort (1018015)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ Prickett, Katy (9 January 2024). "Digging for Britain: Iron Age Warham Camp to feature on BBC show". BBC News. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Map of Warham Camp". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "Norfolk Coast AONB Management Plan 2014-19: Other Conservation Designations within the AONB" (PDF). Norfolk Coast AONB. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ Warham Camp, Landscape History, University of East Anglia. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Warham Camp: Investigating an Iron Age enigma". The Past. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Warham Camp citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 22 June 2018.