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Submitted by JimChampion on Wednesday, 01 June 2005  Page Views: 12669

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Frankenbury Alternative Name: Frankenbury Camp
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 2.386 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Hampshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Fordingbridge  Nearest Village: Godshill
Map Ref: SU167152
Latitude: 50.936007N  Longitude: 1.763711W
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
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
2 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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Frankenbury
Frankenbury submitted by JimChampion : Looking southeast across the Avon floodplain at the tree-covered Frankenbury promontory. The trees restrict the view from the hillfort, but in Iron Age times the slopes would no doubt have been cleared for an improved view over the valley below. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Hampshire

This Iron Age hillfort is on a very slight promontory overlooking the Avon Valley on the north-western edge of the New Forest. On its west and south sides the defences are a simple scarp: the very steep drop down to the Avon flood plain obviously did not need any improvement! On its weaker north and east sides a single bank and ditch was constructed, with a simple entrance open to the SE.

Access A footpath skirts round the south and west sides of the fort, from the amusingly named Sandy Balls campsite down to the Avon valley. There isn't much in the way of earthworks to see from this path, but there are plenty of nature things (trees, flowers, birds, deer) on the very steep slope. The 11-acre interior and defensive bank are all on private land (the ditch has mostly been filled in), but they can be seen from the surrounding public footpaths.
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Frankenbury
Frankenbury submitted by JimChampion : View from the footpath towards Frankenbury's northern defensive bank. You can't get much closer than this: a sign politely asks you to not disturb the 'nature regeneration area' which is teeming with foxgloves. Follow the footpath round towards Sandy Balls and the western and south sides of the fort will be on your left, with a steep drop (natural defence!) to your right. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Frankenbury
Frankenbury submitted by Antonine : The view - 2013 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SU1615 : Steep woodland below Frankenbury by David Martin
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SU1615 : Ram Valley nature reserve by Barry Deakin
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Re: Frankenbury by Anonymous on Sunday, 20 January 2008
Other links?
Cerdic accepted a surrender from the Brits at Armsley (Arms-lay) ?
Time Team found "royal" saxon burials just to the North by Breamore.
Old OS map says Godmanes Camp.
Charford - Cerdics Ford just to the North.
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Re: Frankenbury by Anonymous on Thursday, 01 September 2005
There is a Roman Road running from Fritham to Fordingbridge, south of this site. It appears to pass through the Iron Age/Roman settlement of Crsytal Hollow, to the north of the site a possible Roman marching camp has been spotted, this is near to a Roman findspot at Armsley, while just north of this an Iron Age fort at Castle Hill is overlain by a medieval castle site, basically this area is chock full of stuff.
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