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<< Our Photo Pages >> Chesters Camp - Hillfort in England in Northumberland

Submitted by Andy B on Saturday, 04 May 2013  Page Views: 3078

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Chesters Camp Alternative Name: Hinding Lane fort
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 5.239 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Northumberland Type: Hillfort

Map Ref: NU17251647
Latitude: 55.441807N  Longitude: 1.728893W
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
 2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 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.
 5 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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Chesters Camp
Chesters Camp submitted by SolarMegalith : Rampart and ditch of Chesters Camp - view from the NE (photo taken on November 2015). (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Northumberland

An Iron Age defended settlement stands on the top of a small promontory. It is roughly circular in plan measuring 58m by 55m across. Around the settlement are two ramparts, or banks, of earth and stone and two ditches.

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Chesters Camp
Chesters Camp submitted by SolarMegalith : Earthworks of Chesters Camp - view from the S-SW (photo taken on November 2015). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Chesters Camp
Chesters Camp submitted by SolarMegalith : Rampart in the NW part of Chesters Camp (photo taken on November 2015). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Chesters Camp
Chesters Camp submitted by SolarMegalith : Rampart and ditch in the northern part of Chesters Camp - view from the west (photo taken on November 2015). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Chesters Camp
Chesters Camp submitted by Creative Commons : Defended settlement north-west of Chester Cottage An Iron Age defended settlement stands on the top of a small promontory. It is roughly circular in plan measuring 58m by 55m across. Around the settlement are two ramparts, or banks, of earth and stone and two ditches. Copyright Russel Wills and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Chesters Camp
Chesters Camp submitted by Creative Commons : Iron Age Hill Fort - Hinding Lane 2-3 rampart Iron Age Hill Fort. Copyright Quentin Field-Boden and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence.

Chesters Camp
Chesters Camp submitted by Creative Commons : Iron Age Hill Fort - Hinding Lane 2-3 Rampart Iron Age hill fort. Copyright Quentin Field-Boden and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence.

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