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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Cam Long Down HillfortCountry: England County: Gloucestershire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Dursley Nearest Village: Upper Cam
Map Ref: ST7753399507
Latitude: 51.693859N Longitude: 2.326443W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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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'.
Whatever you believe the views up there are great.......
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