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Submitted by byll on Sunday, 22 August 2010  Page Views: 7883

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Cherry Hill
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.232 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Herefordshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Hereford  Nearest Village: Fownhope
Map Ref: SO577352
Latitude: 52.013605N  Longitude: 2.617747W
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.
2 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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Cherry Hill
Cherry Hill submitted by byll : Cherry Hill seen from the east at the road entrance to Nupend wood (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Herefordshire

Steep and slippery hillside above Fownhope, slightly easier to access from Nupend Wood (nature trail heading Northeast leads to footpath into Fownhope park wood after which one can double back south to the ancient site). Quite a bit more distance that way but a good bit more secure under foot. A significant amount of old Yew trees can be seen along the top rampart, the inside of the fort is youngish open deciduous woodland. I felt that there was a rather uneasy atmosphere, but I might just have been imagining it.

The Iron Age fort of Cherry Hill is unique in the region in that it shows compelling evidence for the original fort having been destroyed in a violent and systematic manner. A new fort was later constructed on the site giving archaeologists a rare insight into an episode of instability and warfare in a time which was largely thought to be, in the main, peaceful.
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Cherry Hill
Cherry Hill submitted by byll : Inner rampart on right (mostly behind Yew tree, ditch in centre (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cherry Hill
Cherry Hill submitted by camperman : Again showing the steep slopes which surround the camp on all sides. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cherry Hill
Cherry Hill submitted by camperman : An illustration of the steep slopes which surround the camp which are heavily wooded. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cherry Hill
Cherry Hill submitted by camperman : Cherry Tree Camp is under the woodland on the high ground above the village of Fownhope and the River Wye on the right of the image which is looking west. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SO5735 : Quarry off Woolhope Road by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
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SO5735 : Woolhope Road by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
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SO5734 : Woolhope Road, Fownhope by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
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SO5735 : Nupend Mill by David M Clark
by David M Clark
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SO5735 : Arable land below Cherry Hill by Pauline E
by Pauline E
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Life and Death in the Iron Age, Tue 19 July by Andy B on Saturday, 18 June 2011
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Life and Death in the Iron Age

Tue 19 July 14.00–16.00

A guided walk to the Iron Age Hill fort of Cherry Hill, to include an examination of the defences and post iron age landuse.

The Iron Age fort of Cherry Hill is unique in the region in that it shows compelling evidence for the original fort having been destroyed in a violent and systematic manner. A new fort was later constructed on the site giving archaeologists a rare insight into an episode of instability and warfare in a time which was largely thought to be, in the main, peaceful.

The walk will be approximately 3.5km in length and the path is uneven and steep in places, a reasonable level of fitness is required.

Dogs are welcome on short leads.
Free. Booking necessary.

Location: Cherry Hill Camp, Fownhope. Fownhope is a large village on the B4224. For joining instructions please pre-book.

Org: Herefordshire Archaeology
Name: Moira Cassidy
Tel: 01432 260470
Email: mcassidy@herefordshire.gov.uk

Part of the Festival of British Archaeology 2011
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