Stantonbury Camp was at one time known as Marksbury and earlier, in the Saxon Charters, it is referred to as Merces Burgh - thus the Iron Age univallate hillfort gains its name in much the same way as Maes Knoll - It has recently been added to the English Heritage 'At Risk' register - the Scheduled Ancient Monument is perhaps most famous for the fact that it is situate on the Wansdyke (as is Maes Knoll) - the 3 acre camp sits on a 70m flat hilltop and is protected in the main by substantial...
