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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Bury Hill Camp (Purton)Country: England
NOTE: This site is 4.095 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Wiltshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Cricklade Nearest Village: Purton
Map Ref: SU05759010
Latitude: 51.609704N Longitude: 1.918361W
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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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 |
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Hillfort in Wiltshire
This late Bronze Age/early Iron Age Hillfort (referred to on some OS Maps as a Settlement) lies NW of the Village of Purton just 600m to the East of Bridge Farm (on the B4696) between Cox Hill and the Swindon to Stroud Railway - it is very carefully described as a 'Slight Univallate Hillfort' and is often overlooked because of the proximity of its near neighbour the more spectacular Ringsbury Camp to the SSE
Its area is some 2.6 ha (6 1/2 acres) and is divided by several modern hedges and fences - the Bank rarely rises above 1m and the Ditch (probably the more prominent feature) seldom descends below 1 1/2 m - there is an entrance to the NW and the Camp commands a beautiful view to the Vale over the railway to the south and east - interestingly the approaches either from Bridge Farm (to the west) or Purton Stoke (to the east) take the visitor along an old Drovers Road
A leisurely stroll for a summer's afternoon, the camp is well worth a visit -
Pastscape monument no. 216720.
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