Casterley Camp

{{Short description|Iron Age hillfort in Wiltshire, England}}

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Casterley Camp is the site of an Iron Age univallate hillfort in Wiltshire, England, about {{Convert|1+1/2|mi|km|abbr=}} south-west of the village of Upavon. The site comprises a large Iron Age/Romano-British enclosure, possibly non-defensive in function, and incomplete. It was partially excavated in the 19th century.

File:Casterley camp sketch.jpg, 1810, The Ancient History of Wiltshire|alt=]]

Three apparently related enclosures are identified within the site of Casterley Camp. Stock control and religious functions have been attributed to the enclosures. There is also an Iron Age/Romano-British trackway on the west side of the site, with traces of earth banks on both sides. The site is a scheduled monument.{{National Heritage List for England|num=1010074|desc=Casterley Camp and associated monuments|access-date=28 August 2020}}

There are public footpaths and bridleways to the north and west of the site. Since 1898, land immediately west and south has been part of the Salisbury Plain firing ranges.{{cite web|author-last1=Baggs|author-first1=A.P.|year=1975|editor-last=Crittall|editor-first=Elizabeth|title=Victoria County History: Wiltshire: Vol 10 pp159-173 – Parishes: Upavon|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/wilts/vol10/pp159-173|access-date=28 August 2020|website=British History Online|publisher=University of London|author-first3=Ralph B.|author-first4=Janet H.|author-last4=Stevenson|author-first5=Margaret|author-last5=Tomlinson|author-last2=Crowley|author-first2=D.A.|author-last3=Pugh}}

File:Casterley Camp Digital Terrain Model.jpg

The site of a smaller Iron Age hill fort, Chisenbury Camp, lies on the other side of the River Avon valley, about {{Convert|2+1/2|mi|km|0|abbr=}} to the east.{{cite PastScape|mnumber=220236|mname=Chisenbury Camp|access-date=28 August 2020}}