Overlooking the Avon Gorge, Clifton Down Camp hillfort is an Iron Age multivallate promontory hillfort enclosing around three acres (one and a quarter hectares). The ramparts have suffered from quarrying over the years, but are still quite considerable. The Western side of the enclosure is protected by a sheer cliff. ‘Hut Circles’ – roundhouse platforms in modern parlance – were identified by Tratman in the late 1940s.

One of three hillforts overlooking this part of the Avon Gorge. The others are Burwalls Camp, and Stokeleigh Camp.

Location

OS map reference: ST 5595 7328 . Nearest city: Bristol.