<< Our Photo Pages >> Cherbury Camp - Hillfort in England in Oxfordshire
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Cherbury CampCountry: England County: Oxfordshire Type: Hillfort
Map Ref: SU374963 Landranger Map Number: 164
Latitude: 51.664241N Longitude: 1.46066W
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 5th May 2011 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Disguised footpath among buildings of Lovell Court Farm, ask the landowner for help.
From SolarMegalith: Cherbury Camp is located SW from Lovell Court Farm. This multivallate Iron Age fort covers area of 9 acres, the earthworks are in decent condition. In northern part of the hillfort three lines of ramparts and ditches are clearly distinguishable, while on the area enclosed with the ramparts cropmark of a hut circle is visible. The entrance in eastern sector of the hillfort is the original one, the southern was cut in 1930s. Archaeological excavations unearthed Bronze Age arrowheads, Iron Age pottery and coin, as well as Anglo-Saxon brooch.
The footpath leading to Cherbury Camp leads through Lovell Court Farm, but it's well disguised - ask the landowner for help, he is a very kind and helpful person.
Note: Pottery from this site is now in the Ashmolean Museum.
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