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<< Our Photo Pages >> Conderton Camp - Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle in England in Worcestershire

Submitted by HarryTwenty on Wednesday, 23 May 2018  Page Views: 11525

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Conderton Camp
Country: England County: Worcestershire Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Nearest Town: Evesham  Nearest Village: Conderton
Map Ref: SO972384  Landranger Map Number: 150
Latitude: 52.043988N  Longitude: 2.042237W
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.
 no data 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
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Conderton Camp
Conderton Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : Looking south with Oxenton Hill in the background. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Conderton Camp is a hillfort on the southern slopes of Bredon Hill in Worcestershire - actually a promontory fort, more of a finger of land sticking out from the mainland.

You can park in the side road by the Yew Tree pub in Conderton and walk up the hill to the site or if you want an easier trek park in Pigeon Lane which runs between Conderton and Overbury and then it's just a short walk up the path. The site can also be reached from the Wychavon Way which runs along the top of Bredon Hill.

If anybody wonders why there are no shots of the north side of the fort it's because that's where it joins to Bredon Hill proper and it's been pretty much ploughed and farmed flat over the last 2000 years.
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Conderton Camp
Conderton Camp submitted by camperman : Conderton Camp viewed from the south. The phase two rectangular structure is evident with the southern earlier rampart showing up as well. There were two entrances north and south, with the southern one possibly having guard huts at the end of the in turned passageway. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Conderton Camp
Conderton Camp submitted by camperman : Conderton Camp viewed from the south west. A univallate hillslope fort located just above a spring line. Built in two phases originally enclosing an area of 1.95 hectares. Phase two, when the southern rampart was pulled back to form a smaller enclosure of 0.71 hectares. The interior is rich with evidence of many hut circles and pits. Reasons the structure was made smaller is that it coincided with... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Conderton Camp
Conderton Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : Stood at the northern end looking south towards Oxenton Hill, interesting sky. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Conderton Camp
Conderton Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : Approaching the fort from Conderton at the southern end. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Conderton Camp
Conderton Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : Southern ramparts. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Conderton Camp
Conderton Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : Western ramparts, looking north.

Conderton Camp
Conderton Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : What's left of the ramparts on the western side, now used as a farm track, looking south.

Conderton Camp
Conderton Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : Looking south with Oxenton Hill in the background.

Conderton Camp
Conderton Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : Dykes at the southern entrance/exit.

Conderton Camp
Conderton Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : Nice steep defences, looking south.

Conderton Camp
Conderton Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : Another view of the camp looking west.

Conderton Camp
Conderton Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : View of the camp looking west, the sheep give you the scale.

Conderton Camp
Conderton Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : Stood at the northern end looking south towards Oxenton Hill, interesting sky.

Conderton Camp
Conderton Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : Approaching the fort from Conderton at the southern end.

Conderton Camp
Conderton Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : Southern ramparts.

Conderton Camp
Conderton Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : Western ramparts, looking north.

Conderton Camp
Conderton Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : What's left of the ramparts on the western side, now used as a farm track, looking south.

Conderton Camp
Conderton Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : Dykes at the southern entrance/exit.

Conderton Camp
Conderton Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : Nice steep defences, looking south.

Conderton Camp
Conderton Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : Another view of the camp looking west.

Conderton Camp
Conderton Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : View of the camp looking west, the sheep give you the scale.

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Re: Conderton Camp by HarryTwenty on Friday, 18 May 2018
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Just to correct a couple of points for people visiting the site; the nearest village is Conderton, you can park in the side road by the Yew Tree pub and walk up the hill to the site or if you want an easier trek park in Pigeon Lane which runs between Conderton and Overbury and then it's just a short walk up the path.
The site can also be reached from the Wychavon Way which runs along the top of Bredon Hill.
Conderton Camp is actually a promontory fort as designated by Historic England and not a hillfort.
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    Re: Conderton Camp by Andy B on Friday, 18 May 2018
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    Page updated, thanks Harry.
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      Re: Conderton Camp by HarryTwenty on Friday, 18 May 2018
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      No worries, if anybody wondered why there were no shots of the north side of the fort it's because that's where it joins to Bredon Hill proper and it's been pretty much ploughed and farmed flat over the last 2000 years.
      Not so much a hillfort island but more of a finger of land sticking out from the mainland.
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Re: Conderton Camp by HarryTwenty on Friday, 18 May 2018
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Interesting history of the site on the Historic England website:
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1005327
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