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<< Our Photo Pages >> Anstiebury Camp - Hillfort in England in Surrey

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Sunday, 21 July 2002  Page Views: 17121

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Anstiebury Camp
Country: England County: Surrey Type: Hillfort
 Nearest Village: Coldharbour
Map Ref: TQ1534244008  Landranger Map Number: 187
Latitude: 51.183675N  Longitude: 0.351096W
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.
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.
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
5

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SolarMegalith visited on 2nd Dec 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4

Anstiebury Camp
Anstiebury Camp submitted by SolarMegalith : Inner rampart and perfectly distinguishable ditch in northern part of Anstiebury Camp (photo taken on December 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Surrey

From SolarMegalith: Anstiebury Camp is a medium-sized bivallate hillfort. The earthworks are particularly well preserved in northern and eastern sectors of the fort, from the south it is protected by a sharp slope. The earthworks are not as impressive as in other Iron Age hillforts in this part of England - it is possible, that they were never finished or dismantled after arrival of the Romans. The entrance is opened to the north, but I am not sure if it is a primary one. Anstiebury Camp has a very good ambience. I recommend a visit in December, when you can catch glimpses of view towards the south among the trees.
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Anstiebury Camp
Anstiebury Camp submitted by SolarMegalith : Top part of the inner rampart in SE part of the Iron Age bivallate hillfort (photo taken on December 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Anstiebury Camp
Anstiebury Camp submitted by SolarMegalith : Rampart in NW part of Anstiebury Camp (photo taken on December 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Anstiebury Camp
Anstiebury Camp submitted by SolarMegalith : Outer ditch and bank in eastern part on Anstiebury Camp - view from the west (photo taken on December 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Anstiebury Camp
Anstiebury Camp submitted by SolarMegalith : View into the outer ditch in SE part of Anstiebury Camp (photo taken on December 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Anstiebury Camp
Anstiebury Camp submitted by SolarMegalith : Well-preserved rampart in eastern part of the Iron Age hillfort - view from the north (photo taken on December 2011).

Anstiebury Camp
Anstiebury Camp submitted by SolarMegalith : Inner rampart in NW part of Anstiebury Camp (photo taken on December 2011).

Anstiebury Camp
Anstiebury Camp submitted by SolarMegalith : Northernly orientated entrance to Anstiebury Camp, it might be secondary - view from the north (photo taken on December 2011).

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Re: Anstiebury Camp by Anonymous on Tuesday, 04 July 2017
Please note the nearest village is Coldharbour not Holmwood. [it is indeed - page updated. Many thanks. admin]
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Re: Anstiebury Camp by JRB on Thursday, 26 November 2009
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Re: Anstiebury Camp by Anonymous on Sunday, 07 June 2009
It is very puzzling why anyone would install a reservoir in the very middle of one of the most important iron age forts in Britain. I am not convinced the installation *is* a reservoir.

It has an unscalable 9 foot fence, and a great deal of electronic equipment. It looks more like a bunker than a reservoir.

Can anyone shed more light on this?
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Re: Anstiebury Camp by Anonymous on Tuesday, 18 September 2007
Condition:2
Ambience:2
Access:4

Largerly covered by a copse with small reservoir in the midle defensive earth workings visible. Accessable by foot from Anstie Lane, Coldharbour, although no public footpath. OS reference for this site is correct and can also be found on OS explorer 146. The Lat and Long for this site are not correct (they reference a housing estate in woking). Maybe combine a visit with a walk to near by Leith Hill and the local pub.
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