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<< Our Photo Pages >> Loughton Camp - Hillfort in England in Essex

Submitted by Thorgrim on Sunday, 02 November 2003  Page Views: 23469

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Loughton Camp
Country: England County: Essex Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Theydon Bois  Nearest Village: Loughton
Map Ref: TQ418975  Landranger Map Number: 167
Latitude: 51.658404N  Longitude: 0.048609E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
 3

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Loughton Camp
Loughton Camp submitted by Thorgrim : Inside the ramparts which enclose 11 acres. Loughton Camp is very close to the legendary "Lost Pond". Both are difficult to find, but so very worthwhile. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Essex

Epping Forest contains two Iron Age earthworks. It is thought that both Loughton Camp and Ambresbury Banks were built around 500 BC. Used as animal folds in times of attack from another tribe or as look out posts and boundary markers between the Trinovantes and the Catevellauni. In use until after the Roman invasions.

Loughton Camp is located deep in the forest and a good map is required to find it. Never properly excavated, but an Iron Age stone quern was found nearby.
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Loughton Camp
Loughton Camp submitted by Antonine : The highwayman Dick Turpin had a hideout in Loughton Camp. Photo taken in 2011 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Loughton Camp
Loughton Camp submitted by Antonine : When built the banks were about 3 metres high and the ditches 3 metres deep. Photo taken in 2011 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Loughton Camp
Loughton Camp submitted by Antonine : This photo gives an idea of the vastness of the site. The bank encloses about 4 hectares of land. Photo taken in 2011 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Loughton Camp
Loughton Camp submitted by Antonine : Photo taken in 2011 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Loughton Camp
Loughton Camp submitted by Antonine : Loughton Camp was probably in use up until after the Roman invasion. Photo taken 2011 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Loughton Camp
Loughton Camp submitted by Antonine : This shot gives an idea of the elevation of the site. Photo taken in 2011

Loughton Camp
Loughton Camp submitted by Antonine : The earthworks have been used for various purposes such as animal folds, lookout posts, and boundary markers. Photo taken in 2011

Loughton Camp
Loughton Camp submitted by Antonine : Photo taken in 2011

Loughton Camp
Loughton Camp submitted by Antonine : Loughton Camp (& Ambresbury Banks) was constructed around 500BC. Photo taken in 2011

Loughton Camp
Loughton Camp submitted by Antonine : Map of the Camp from information board in March 2011

Loughton Camp
Loughton Camp submitted by Thorgrim : Loughton Camp has far more atmosphere than Anbresbury Banks as it is hidden still in the very heart of Epping Forest. Built on top of a steep hill with the deep valley of Kate's Cellar falling away below. Kate was an old woman who lived rough in the Forest in the 18th or 19th century.

Loughton Camp
Loughton Camp submitted by Thorgrim : The ramparts still rise to an impressive height.

Loughton Camp
Loughton Camp submitted by Thorgrim : Caesar wrote of the British "strongholds hidden in densely wooded spots fortified by a rampart and ditch, to which they retire in order to escape the attacks of invaders."

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Re: Loughton Camp by Anonymous on Monday, 31 August 2015
Kate's Cellar and Loughton camp are in the cult book Kate's Cellar,Kate Cellar was a tiny beautiful witch of Epping Forest in the year 1313, it is there. Ave Kate Cellar waited at the wishing bridge for her knight Edward.
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Re: Loughton Camp by Anonymous on Saturday, 28 January 2012
Ave kate's cellar is the parcel of forest land below Loughton camp Epping Forest she was a 14th century witch in the cult book kate's cellar.
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