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Submitted by HarryTwenty on Friday, 02 February 2024  Page Views: 11882

Multi-periodSite Name: Salmonsbury Camp Alternative Name: Greystones Farm Nature Reserve
Country: England County: Gloucestershire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Moreton-in-Marsh  Nearest Village: Bourton-on-the-Water
Map Ref: SP175208  Landranger Map Number: 163
Latitude: 51.885488N  Longitude: 1.747148W
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.
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.
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
3

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Salmonsbury Camp
Salmonsbury Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : Roundhouse near the hillfort. (Vote or comment on this photo)
The ancient meadows and rivers of Greystones Farm in Gloucestershire are home to a diverse range of wildlife. This nature reserve is also the site of the Salmonsbury Camp Causewayed Enclosure & Hillfort, an important meeting place during Neolithic and Iron Age periods.

Entry fee: Free. Car Parking: There is no public parking though Blue Badge parking is available
Bicycle parking: Parking for 4 bicycles to the left of the Discovery Barn entrance

Greystones' Wildlife Walk and the Time-Travel Trail, while the Oxfordshire Way long-distance path runs through the reserve. Please note that there are no seats along the majority of the trails, although there is a bench by the river Eye.
Access: The visitor centre and the path from the visitor centre to the replica Iron Age Roundhouse are suitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs.
Looked after by Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust
More information at: www.gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk/nature-reserves/greystones-farm
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Salmonsbury Camp
Salmonsbury Camp submitted by h_fenton : Salmonsbury Camp viewed from the North East. Kite Aerial Photograph 21 April 2012 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Salmonsbury Camp
Salmonsbury Camp submitted by h_fenton : Rampart and ditch close to the north east corner of Salmonsbury Camp. 21 April 2012 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Salmonsbury Camp
Salmonsbury Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : Roundhouse near the hillfort. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Salmonsbury Camp
Salmonsbury Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : Info board about the roundhouse. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Salmonsbury Camp
Salmonsbury Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : It's got a roundhouse now. Photo from April 2021.

Salmonsbury Camp
Salmonsbury Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : Map of the area around the hillfort.

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Re: Archaeology Walk at Salmonsbury Hillfort, 15th July by Anonymous on Thursday, 18 June 2009
19 July 2009
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Archaeology Walk at Salmonsbury Hillfort, 15th July by Andy B on Saturday, 23 June 2007
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ARCHAEOLOGY WALK AT SALMONSBURY HILLFORT,15th July

Venue: Greystones Farm Nature Reserve
Contact: GWT
Tel: 01452 383333
Email: info@gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk

Gail Stoten of Cotswold Archaeology will guide you around our nationally important archaeology site at Greystones Farm Nature Reserve, where recent surveys have revealed the unique late Iron Age hillfort and a Neolithic causewayed enclosure in use over 5,000 years ago. Everyone welcome (more suited to children over 10). Parking at Station Road Car Park, Bourton-on-the-Water. Phone for directions and map. 2-4pm. Free
http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/index.php?section=places:events&search_month=7&search_year=2007
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