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<< Our Photo Pages >> Walbury Camp - Hillfort in England in Berkshire

Submitted by Thorgrim on Wednesday, 10 March 2004  Page Views: 14018

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Walbury Camp
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 2.761 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Berkshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Newbury  Nearest Village: Combe
Map Ref: SU374617  Landranger Map Number: 174
Latitude: 51.353151N  Longitude: 1.464319W
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.
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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NDM visited on 24th Jun 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4

fibo74 visited on 24th Aug 2018 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 3 You can't actually access the hill fort but can walk around the edge of part of it. There is a waymarker on top.

custer visited on 26th Jun 2011 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 4 Need to go back when its quieter. When grass is shorter in winter embankments may be more visible.

SolarMegalith visited on 1st Jun 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5



Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.5 Ambience: 3.5 Access: 4

Walbury Camp
Walbury Camp submitted by Thorgrim : Walbury Hillfort is the largest one in Berkshire. (Vote or comment on this photo)
The highest chalk hill in Britain is capped by Walbury Hillfort, the largest one in Berkshire. It encloses 33 hectares, is trapezoidal with a single bank and ditch and it has two entrances. Incredible views.

Car park adjacent and reached by minor roads from Inkpen to Combe Hill.
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Walbury Camp
Walbury Camp submitted by SolarMegalith : Top part of the rampart and view towards the SW (photo taken on June 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Walbury Camp
Walbury Camp submitted by custer : Walbury Camp Looking out towards Newbury. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Walbury Camp
Walbury Camp submitted by SolarMegalith : SW part of the ramparts of the largest Iron Age hillfort in Berkshire (photo taken on June 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Walbury Camp
Walbury Camp submitted by SolarMegalith : Western sector of the earthworks is partly covered with a small forest (photo taken on June 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Walbury Camp
Walbury Camp submitted by SolarMegalith : SW corner of the ramparts - view from the south (photo taken on June 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Walbury Camp
Walbury Camp submitted by SolarMegalith : Rampart and traces of a ditch in eastern part of Walbury Camp (photo taken on June 2011).

Walbury Camp
Walbury Camp submitted by SolarMegalith : Ramparts in the NE part of the hillfort (photo taken on June 2011).

Walbury Camp
Walbury Camp submitted by Thorgrim : The highest chalk hill in Britain is capped by Walbury Hillfort, the largest one in Berkshire. It encloses 33 hectares, is trapezoidal with a single bank and ditch and it has two entrances. Incredible views. Car park adjacent and reached by minor roads from Inkpen to Combe Hill.

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