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<< Our Photo Pages >> Gadbury Bank - Hillfort in England in Worcestershire

Submitted by vicky on Monday, 26 August 2002  Page Views: 11493

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Gadbury Bank
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 5.601 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Worcestershire Type: Hillfort

Map Ref: SO793316  Landranger Map Number: 150
Latitude: 51.982470N  Longitude: 2.302811W
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.
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
4

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Gadbury Bank
Gadbury Bank submitted by HarryTwenty : The hillfort is covered in trees. Looking SW from Hill Top farm. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Worcestershire

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Gadbury Bank
Gadbury Bank submitted by HarryTwenty : Eastern edge of the fort looking south. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Gadbury Bank
Gadbury Bank submitted by HarryTwenty : The path on the left leads to the NE entrance. Ramparts to the right and left. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Gadbury Bank
Gadbury Bank submitted by HarryTwenty : NE slope approaching the entrance, sun shining through the trees. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Gadbury Bank
Gadbury Bank submitted by HarryTwenty : Northern slope looking east, not much to see. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Gadbury Bank
Gadbury Bank submitted by HarryTwenty : Stood in the enclosure looking southwards. There isn't much open space on the top of the fort, it's heavily overgrown and the features are difficult to see. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Gadbury Bank
Gadbury Bank submitted by HarryTwenty : Remains of the ramparts on the NW side.

Gadbury Bank
Gadbury Bank submitted by HarryTwenty : Stood at the western edge of the fort looking southwards.

Gadbury Bank
Gadbury Bank submitted by HarryTwenty : Stood at the southern end looking northwards.

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Re: Gadbury Bank by Anonymous on Sunday, 01 December 2013
access to this monument has been denied by the owners, the ledbury hunt. they have padlocked all access gates and the only way to get onto the bank is to trespass. shame !!
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Re: Gadbury Bank by Anonymous on Monday, 19 February 2007
Just a note to say that Gadbury Bank is in Worcestershire NOT Herefordshire! (the two counties divided some 10 years ago!)
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