Warham Camp facts for kids
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
The ramparts on the north-west side
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| Area of Search | Norfolk |
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| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 5.1 hectares (13 acres) |
| Notification | 1984 |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Warham Camp is an Iron Age circular hill fort with a diameter of 212 metres (232 yards) near Warham, south of Wells-next-the-Sea in Norfolk. It is a Scheduled Monument and a 5.1-hectare (13-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The fort is divided into two parts by a channel of the River Stiffkey constructed in the eighteenth century. It dates to the last few centuries before the Roman invasion of Britain, with evidence of post-occupation activity. The University of East Anglia has described it as the best-preserved hill fort in Norfolk.
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.
There is access to the site by a footpath.
