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<< Text Pages >> Knook Castle - Hillfort in England in Wiltshire

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Monday, 09 May 2011  Page Views: 5888

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Knook Castle
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 2.233 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Wiltshire Type: Hillfort
 Nearest Village: Chitterne Anstley
Map Ref: ST96004400
Latitude: 51.195204N  Longitude: 2.058625W
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.
no data 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
5

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Hillfort in Wiltshire

Remains of an Iron Age univallate hillfort or encampment covering area of 1,5 ha.

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
ST9643 : Knook Castle earthworks by Phil Williams
by Phil Williams
©2007(licence)
ST9644 : Knook Castle by Phil Williams
by Phil Williams
©2007(licence)
ST9544 : Knook Down, Wiltshire by Rebecca A Wills
by Rebecca A Wills
©2020(licence)
ST9543 : 2009 : Looking south to Quebec Farm by Maurice Pullin
by Maurice Pullin
©2009(licence)
ST9543 : Quebec Farm by Phil Williams
by Phil Williams
©2007(licence)

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