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Submitted by SolarMegalith on Tuesday, 17 May 2011  Page Views: 4857

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Grodzisko Turostowo
Country: Poland
NOTE: This site is 3.774 km away from the location you searched for.

Voivodeship: Wielkopolskie Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Nearest Town: Poznań  Nearest Village: Turostowo
Latitude: 52.567212N  Longitude: 17.227525E
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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.
4 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
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Grodzisko Turostowo
Grodzisko Turostowo submitted by SolarMegalith : Bank and ditch in western part of the hillfort (photo taken on April 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)
Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle in Wielkopolskie

An early medieval promontory fort in Turostowo is located on promontory of Turostowskie lake on it’s eastern side, west from the buildings of the village. It’s earthwork and ditch are preserved in good condition. The whole area of the site is covered with a forest. Grodzisko covers area of 0,8 ha and was excavated in 1981.

The site is easy to reach, it is located in a small forest north from the road leading to a beach on eastern bank of Turostowskie lake.
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Grodzisko Turostowo
Grodzisko Turostowo submitted by SolarMegalith : Panoramic view of the promontory fort (photo taken on April 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Grodzisko Turostowo
Grodzisko Turostowo submitted by SolarMegalith : SE part of the earthworks (photo taken on April 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Grodzisko Turostowo
Grodzisko Turostowo submitted by SolarMegalith : View into the ditch with Turostowskie lake in the background (photo taken on April 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Grodzisko Turostowo
Grodzisko Turostowo submitted by SolarMegalith : Earthworks of the fort - view from the south (photo taken on April 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Grodzisko Turostowo
Grodzisko Turostowo submitted by SolarMegalith : Perfectly preserved outer bank of the fort (photo taken on April 2011).

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