Capler Camp

Capler Camp is an Iron Age fortified site on a hilltop in Brockhampton with doubled defensive ditches marking its boundaries. The earthworks still show the raised ramparts and sunken defensive lines that protected the settlement.

The fort was built during the Iron Age as a strategic post overlooking the River Wye and later appeared in the Domesday Book as Capelore. This documented reference shows the site remained important long after its initial construction.

The name Capler combines old words meaning lookout place and flat-topped ridge, showing how the early inhabitants named their landscape. Walking here, you can sense how the location itself shaped what people called it.

Access comes via the Wye Valley Walk, a marked hiking trail that passes through the site. Wear sturdy footwear since the ground is uneven with raised earthworks and dips throughout the area.

The hilltop location gave defenders clear sightlines across the Wye Valley to spot threats approaching from any direction. This elevated position was no accident but a deliberate choice for surveillance and control of the landscape.

Location: Brockhampton

GPS coordinates: 51.99331,-2.59376

Latest update: December 14, 2025 11:42