<< Our Photo Pages >> Blaise Castle - Hillfort in England in Gloucestershire
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Blaise CastleCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 0.372 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Gloucestershire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Bristol Nearest Village: Henbury
Map Ref: ST55857837 Landranger Map Number: 172
Latitude: 51.502530N Longitude: 2.637462W
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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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 |
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3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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Both could have been part of the Belgae Kingdom, a Celtic Tribe which was conquered by the Romans probably in late-AD 43. However by this time they could of been in the hands of the Dobunni Kingdom from the north, as the apparent lands of the Belgae could of been pushed further east by this time.
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