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Submitted by TheCaptain on Sunday, 23 October 2011  Page Views: 17782

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Horton Camp
Country: England County: Gloucestershire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Chipping Sodbury  Nearest Village: Horton
Map Ref: ST76438436  Landranger Map Number: 172
Latitude: 51.557625N  Longitude: 2.341377W
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
2 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.
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
5

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TheCaptain visited on 31st Jul 2020 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Friday afternoon 10k walk, north from Old Sodbury along the Cotswold Edge through two ancient forts, past three old churches and lots of big houses to Horton Court. Back over fields through Little Sodbury. Stopped for a pint at the Dog afterwards.

4clydesdale7 visited on 24th Aug 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Wonderful views from SW round to NW with Drakestone Point and Brackenbury Ditches easily made out but why are Horton and Sodbury Camps so close to each other (1.5km) - Sodbury has larger earthworks Horton has the Cotswold Scarp

TheWhiteRider visited on 21st Jun 2010 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 4

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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.67 Ambience: 4.67 Access: 4

Horton Camp
Horton Camp submitted by TheCaptain : Horton Camp Hillfort, South Gloucestershire, ST765845, March 2004. View looking northwest along the remaining bank across the top of the hill. There is no sign of a ditch. The "inside" of the camp is to the left. I may well be wrong, but I think that this bank may be a former internal division of what was once a much bigger camp taking in the entire promontary, not just the souther... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Not much remains of this once important hillfort on a promontary of the Cotswold Edge.The western edge of the camp is the steep edge of the cotswold hills, and there are very little in the remains of decent fortifications here, although the steepness of the hill is a significant barrier in itself.

The top of the hill is fairly flat, and the southwest part has a bank surrounding it which joins the south eastern part of the promontary to about midway along the steep western edge which has recently been adopted by the National Trust. There are no traces of a ditch to go with the bank.

I may well be wrong, but I wonder if this remaining bank is an internal division of a previously much bigger encampment which covered the entire promontary ? Or is it a more recent alteration ? The Romans were very active in this area and altered many an old hillfort in these parts.

There are fantastic views to the west from here, as there is from most of the Cotswold edge in Gloucestershire.

Note: Walk from Horton Court up to Hill fort,25th October 2011. See comment
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Horton Camp submitted by camperman : Interestingly the closest house to the fort is named Dubonni after the local Iron Age tribe who inhabited the region. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Horton Camp submitted by camperman : Following the Cotswold Way down the escarpment illustrates the steepness of the surrounding slopes. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Horton Camp submitted by camperman : A view from the north showing the curving single rampart and the steep slopes to the west dropping down towards the Severn Vale. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Horton Camp submitted by camperman : Horton Camp viewed from the south showing the steep slopes to the south and west offering natural defence. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Horton Camp submitted by camperman : The bank looking east towards the entrance and the bank swinging south back to the scarp.

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Horton Camp submitted by camperman : On top of the bank looking west.

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Horton Camp submitted by camperman : The entrance facing north.

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Horton Camp submitted by camperman : A view from the south.

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Horton Camp submitted by camperman : An aerial view from the west, Cotswold scarp in the foreground with the bank extending away in an L shape to the east and south.

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Horton Camp submitted by dooclay : A strange Tower outside the ramparts to the south-ish

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Horton Camp submitted by TheCaptain : Composite panorama of Horton Camp from the northern side

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Horton Camp submitted by TheCaptain : View southwest from the northwestern corner of Horton Camp, looking towards Chipping SOdbury and the Severn Vale

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Horton Camp submitted by TheCaptain : The northwestern end of the Horton Camp banking, looking westwards over the Cotswold edge towards the Brecon Beacons and the Forest of Dean

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Horton Camp submitted by TheCaptain : Looking north along the top of the bank at the eastern side

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Horton Camp submitted by TheCaptain : Horton Camp from the southeastern corner having walked up the higher version of the Cotswold Way from Horton

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Horton Camp submitted by 4clydesdale7 : The NE bank looking SE

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Horton Camp submitted by 4clydesdale7 : The view NW towards Brackenbury Ditches and Drakestone Point

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Horton Camp submitted by 4clydesdale7 : The top of the Scarp on the S side

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Horton Camp submitted by 4clydesdale7 : The SE bank from inside the Camp

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Horton Camp submitted by 4clydesdale7 : Your first view of the Camp as you approach from the E - the gap in the bank is recent

Horton Camp
Horton Camp submitted by TheCaptain : Horton Camp Hillfort, South Gloucestershire, ST765845, March 2004. View looking southwest at the outside of the remaining bank across the top of the hill. There is no sign of a ditch to go with the bank. I may well be wrong, but I think that this bank may be a former internal division of what was once a much bigger camp. The defensive remnants on the steep face of the hill seem to surround t... (2 comments)

Horton Camp
Horton Camp submitted by TheCaptain : Horton Camp Hillfort, South Gloucestershire, ST765845, March 2004. View from the west, looking up from below the Cotswold Edge at the hill on which the fort is situated.

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Re: Horton Camp by Anonymous on Wednesday, 27 May 2020
The next hill going North From the site of the Fort is Broad Hill which overlooks the Severn Estuary. A straight line can be drawn between the summit and the prehistoric (ie pre Roman) Mound in the centre of Cirencester which passes directly through three other tumuli and also follows exactly the line of the old ‘Coffin Path’ at Hawkesbury Upton. There are also solitary holly bushes marking the line. I would suggest that the camp extended to Broad Hill and that line represented a communication link with Cirencester. Maybe a path - one has been rumoured but not to my knowledge located. (‘broad’ suggests a roadway), or possibly a fire beacon line to advise those inland of movements on or across the Severn
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Re: Horton Camp by coldrum on Tuesday, 25 October 2011
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Pastscape site entry.

http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=205114
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Walk from Horton Court up to Hill fort,25th October 2011 by coldrum on Sunday, 23 October 2011
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Walk from Horton Court up to Hill fort,25th October 2011

Horton Court
Walk from Horton Court up to Hill fort
Tuesday, 25 October 2011 10am - 1pm No Additional charges
An opportunity to enjoy the grounds of this Cotswold gem and to take a circular walk through the fields and up to the hill top fort. Opportunity to extend the walk to Hawkesbury Church and back along the Cotswold Way. Cotswold Warden led.


Suitable footwear and clothing a must.

More Information: Visitor Reception Team, 01225 833422, priorpark@nationaltrust.org.uk


# Booking Not Needed
# Please wear stout walking shoes, you may wish to bring a packed lunch.
# Horton Court, near Chipping Sodbury
# Dogs on leads welcome
# Children welcome
# The guided walk will include some uphill walking. Areas of the route will be uneven and may be muddy .

Horton Court
Horton, near Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire BS37 6QR
Telephone: 01225 833977


http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-hortoncourt
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Re: Horton Camp by 4clydesdale7 on Wednesday, 24 August 2011
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This Iron Age Camp is mentioned by Witts - No 54 and on the Pastscape website 205114 - it is described as a promontory fort - it has a 5m high bank on the NE and E sides with the Cotswold Scarp giving protection on the S and W sides - there evidence of a ditch albeit somewhat scant along the NE side - the entrances are via hollow-ways to the N and the SW - that seen on the E side is recent (for agricultural purposes) - a total of 9 acres of pasture is enclosed and I tend to agree with The Captain that there is slight evidence of a larger enclosure but I think it is to the NE - there could be an outer bank some 250m further out - Drakestone Point and Brackenbury Ditches can easily be picked out to the NNW on a clear day but Sodbury Camp (1.5km to the S) cannot because it is hidden by a covert
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Re: Horton Camp by TheCaptain on Tuesday, 06 April 2010
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