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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Winklebury Camp (Hampshire)Country: England County: Hampshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Basingstoke
Map Ref: SU613528
Latitude: 51.271063N Longitude: 1.122675W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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SolarMegalith visited on 28th Jan 2011 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 2 Access: 5 The earthwork is particularly well preserved in the Eastern part.
Remains of an Iron Age hillfort, with a single rampart and ditch enclosing almost 15 acres. The site has suffered a lot of development in recent times: it is surrounded by a housing estate and in 1977 a school was built within the ramparts.
Excavations discovered two Iron Age phases; firstly from the 6th to 5th century, and secondly from the 2nd to 1st centuries BC. A close set palisade had later been covered by a rampart and then subsequently enlarged. [source]
From SolarMegalith: Winklebury Camp hillfort is surrounded by houses, most if it's earthworks are heavily damaged. The best preserved part of the site is the eastern one, where embankment and ditch are in very good condition (unfortunately the local people seem to use it as a rubbish dump - disgrace). Inside the hillfort there is a school and couple of playgrounds.
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