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<< Our Photo Pages >> Burledge Hillfort - Hillfort in England in Somerset

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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Burledge Hillfort
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.796 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Somerset Type: Hillfort

Map Ref: ST582584
Latitude: 51.323157N  Longitude: 2.601247W
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.
3 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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Burledge Hillfort
Burledge Hillfort submitted by Andy B : Photo copyright Rick Crowley and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Somerset

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"An Iron Age univallate hillfort. The promontory type hillfort has double defences on the east side. The original entrance is believed to be on the west side. There is also evidence for iron working."

Source: Pastscape
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ST5858 : Burledge Hill Fort by Rick Crowley
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ST5858 : Realm of the ancestors by Neil Owen
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ST5858 : A swathe of trees by Neil Owen
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ST5858 : Trees at the camp by Neil Owen
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ST5858 : Burledge gnarly by Neil Owen
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