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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Old SarumCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 1.012 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Wiltshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Salisbury
Map Ref: SU13783266 Landranger Map Number: 184
Latitude: 51.093087N Longitude: 1.804608W
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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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.54 Ambience: 4.15 Access: 4.54
Iron Age hillfort, dramatic Norman motte, Norman cathedral ruins and the humps and bumps of the houses and shops of the first Salisbury make this a truly fascinating place to spend the day. Easy access and parking, free admission to the hillfort, but English Heritage admission charge to the motte.
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