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<< Our Photo Pages >> Cam Long Down Hillfort - Hillfort in England in Gloucestershire

Submitted by dooclay on Sunday, 07 May 2023  Page Views: 343

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Cam Long Down Hillfort
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 2.078 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Gloucestershire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Dursley  Nearest Village: Upper Cam
Map Ref: ST7753399507
Latitude: 51.693859N  Longitude: 2.326443W
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.
5 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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Cam Long Down Hillfort
Cam Long Down Hillfort submitted by dooclay : View of the Long Down from Cam Peak (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Gloucestershire

Listed as Possible Hillfort on Gloucestershire Know Your Place Site. The entry includes contradictory interpretations for and against the hillfort.
'Slight signs of the earthworks of a possible hillfort can be seen on the top of Cam Long Down. On the N side of the hill are several stretches of a slight bank. At E end of the hill are the remains of "many ancient pit dwellings" among which have been found large quantities of worked flints. The hill-top which has been scarred by quarrying does not appear to be a suitable position for a hillfort'.
Also:
(ST 775995) 'Slight signs of the earthworks of a possible hill fort can be seen on the top of Cam Long Down. On the north side of the hill are several stretches of a slight bank, and at the eastern end of the hill are the remains of "many ancient pit dwellings", among which have been found large quantities of worked flints'.
and:
'The quarrying is also visible across the summit of the hill and was also mapped. None of the features visible were indicative of a hillfort'.
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Cam Long Down Hillfort
Cam Long Down Hillfort submitted by dooclay : View along the Long Down (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cam Long Down Hillfort
Cam Long Down Hillfort submitted by dooclay : Possible banks at the E end of the Fort (Vote or comment on this photo)

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ST7799 : Cam Long Down by Rude Health
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ST7799 : The Cotswold Way on Cam Long Down by Ian S
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ST7799 : Cam Long Down by Colin Travis
by Colin Travis
©2005(licence)
ST7799 : On Cam Long Down by Philip Halling
by Philip Halling
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ST7799 : Cam Long Down by don cload
by don cload
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