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<< Our Photo Pages >> Camp Celtique de Bière - Ancient Village or Settlement in France in Normandie:Orne (61)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Saturday, 16 April 2005  Page Views: 7237

Multi-periodSite Name: Camp Celtique de Bière
Country: France Département: Normandie:Orne (61) Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Argentan  Nearest Village: Merri
Latitude: 48.833400N  Longitude: 0.0537W
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:
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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
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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
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TheCaptain visited on 2nd May 2005 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4 This is a massive fortified encampment which has been dated back to 4000 BC but with traces of habitation from long before that. The site generally consists of three enclosures on a headland well protected on three sides by steep sided gorges cut by a couple of small streams. The unprotected southern side has three ramparts of various size dates and condition protecting the camp the three ramparts not close together and separating the three enclosures. It is thought the first encampment was built during the bronze age and was modified at a couple of different times during the Iron Age. The northern rectangular enclosure is the most heavily defended with massive drystone walls thrown up all around particularly at the southern end where the walling is up to 8 metres high. There is the remains of what was once perhaps an entrance through the wall and several of the significant stones used in facing the wall have fossilised trilobites and other marine creatures in them. It is signposted from nearby and there is a parking area provided a few hundred metres walk to the site. It is now regularly studied and being restored and the enclosed area is now a nature reserve with little signed walks.

Camp Celtique de Bière
Camp Celtique de Bière submitted by thecaptain : Camp Celtique de Bière, near the village of Merri Bière in Orne, Normandie a view from the southern part of the massive southern wall of the northern enclosure, which divides the encampment. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Camp Celtique de Bière, near the village of Merri Bière in Orne, Normandie, is a massive fortified encampment which has been dated back to 4000 BC but with traces of habitation from long before that.

The site generally consists of three enclosures, on a headland well protected on three sides by steep sided gorges cut by a couple of small streams.

The unprotected southern side has three ramparts of various size, dates and condition protecting the camp, the three ramparts not close together, and separating the three enclosures. It is thought the first encampment was built during the bronze age, and was modified at a couple of different times during the Iron Age.

The northern rectangular enclosure is the most heavily defended, with massive drystone walls thrown up all around, particularly at the southern end, where the walling is up to 8 metres high. There is the remains of what was once perhaps an entrance through the wall, and several of the significant stones used in facing the wall have fossilised trilobites and other marine creatures in them.

It is signposted from nearby, and there is a parking area provided a few hundred metres walk to the site. It is now regularly studied and being restored, and the enclosed area is now a nature reserve, with little signed walks.


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Camp Celtique de Bière
Camp Celtique de Bière submitted by thecaptain : Camp Celtique de Bière, near the village of Merri Bière in Orne, Normandie This is a view of the massive southern wall of the northern enclosure, dividing the encampment. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Camp Celtique de Bière by AngieLake on Wednesday, 11 May 2005
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Following your previous posting about 'Silly', I thought this site's title might be a tongue-in-cheek nickname for your campsite over there in France, especially as you live at 'BeerAcres'in England!
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    Re: Camp Celtique de Bière by TheCaptain on Friday, 13 May 2005
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    I quite agree with you Angie. I should have made my campsite there ! But if you look, you will see that the nearest village is Merri, and the hamlet of Bier near to the hillfort has village signs which state "Merri (Bière)". I did of course take a picture of my campervan at the vilage sign !

    Just about to leave from my sisters in Normandy to go south - the Dordogne area is calling. Cave painting time !
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      Re: Camp Celtique de Bière by TheCaptain on Tuesday, 11 October 2005
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      As now featured in British Archaeology magazine ! I'd better get some pictures posted here.
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