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<< Our Photo Pages >> Garmsley Camp - Hillfort in England in Worcestershire

Submitted by vicky on Thursday, 26 February 2004  Page Views: 8500

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Garmsley Camp Alternative Name: Garmsley Fort
Country: England County: Worcestershire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Leominster  Nearest Village: Bank Street
Map Ref: SO620618  Landranger Map Number: 138
Latitude: 52.253053N  Longitude: 2.558078W
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.
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
3

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Garmsley Camp
Garmsley Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : Eastern side looking north. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Worcestershire

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Garmsley Camp
Garmsley Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : Evening sun starting to go down over the western ramparts, enclosure on the left. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Garmsley Camp
Garmsley Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : Eastern side of the hillfort looking down the slope. The area has dense tree cover so it's hard to appreciate the steepness from the photos but it's a good climb up to the ramparts from the bottom. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Garmsley Camp
Garmsley Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : Eastern ramparts, these are still pretty substantial. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Garmsley Camp
Garmsley Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : Eastern side looking south. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Garmsley Camp
Garmsley Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : South eastern corner looking up at the ramparts.

Garmsley Camp
Garmsley Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : Eastern end of the enclosure looking south, the rampart on this side has pretty much gone.

Garmsley Camp
Garmsley Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : NE entrance, easier to see on the ground than in the photo due to the trees but it's prominent enough.

Garmsley Camp
Garmsley Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : Southern slopes looking up at the ramparts. The area is pretty densely wooded so it's not easy to get an idea of the slope, fairly steep though.

Garmsley Camp
Garmsley Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : SW entrance.

Garmsley Camp
Garmsley Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : Entrance on the SW side.

Garmsley Camp
Garmsley Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : Western end looking east across the enclosure.

Garmsley Camp
Garmsley Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : Western ramparts looking north east, the enclosure is on the right.

Garmsley Camp
Garmsley Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : Western ramparts looking south-ish.

Garmsley Camp
Garmsley Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : Western end with the ditch visible.

Garmsley Camp
Garmsley Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : Close up of the western ramparts.

Garmsley Camp
Garmsley Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : Western ramparts.

Garmsley Camp
Garmsley Camp submitted by HarryTwenty : Western side looking down at the hillfort.

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Re: Garmsley Camp by Anonymous on Thursday, 20 January 2005
live close to this site would like to know more about history? my emailadress is viviangribnau@yahoo.co.uk thanks and if i can be of any help since living so close let us now
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