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<< Our Photo Pages >> Blaise Castle - Hillfort in England in Gloucestershire

Submitted by theCaptain on Monday, 07 October 2002  Page Views: 13254

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Blaise Castle
Country: 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
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.
4 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.
4 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
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Blaise Castle
Blaise Castle submitted by theCaptain : Blaise Castle hillfort as seen across the manicured grounds from the Mansion. (Vote or comment on this photo)
There are actually two seperate hillforts in Blaise Castle Estate. The larger more northerly one is iron age in origin (founded after 750 BC) and is a large site now occupied by Blaise Castle. The second smaller hillfort is to the south west.

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.
Nearby Gorams chair, site of an ancient giants tale and Blaise caves are also worth a visit.
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Blaise Castle
Blaise Castle submitted by theCaptain : Looking up towards the southern cliff edge of the hillfort from "The Giant's Soapdish" in the gorge below. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Blaise Castle
Blaise Castle submitted by theCaptain : Inside the top of the hillfort, with its 18th century Sham Castle folly. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Blaise Castle
Blaise Castle submitted by theCaptain : Looking up towards the southern cliff edge of the hillfort from "The Giant's Soapdish" in the autumnal gorge below. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Blaise Castle
Blaise Castle submitted by theCaptain : View over the gorge to the south from the "Lovers Leap" viewpoint, with the "Giant's Soapdish" below (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Blaise Castle submitted by theCaptain : Old romanticised view from the south (Vote or comment on this photo)

Blaise Castle
Blaise Castle submitted by theCaptain : from one of the many noticeboards

Blaise Castle
Blaise Castle submitted by camperman : The North entrance through the second or middle bank.

Blaise Castle
Blaise Castle submitted by camperman : A view from the inner ditch with the impressive bank some 10 metres high up to the summit of the camp.

Blaise Castle
Blaise Castle submitted by camperman : Blaise Castle from the North East again showing the cliffs and steep slopes of Hazel Brook.

Blaise Castle
Blaise Castle submitted by camperman : A view from the South East looking at the steep slopes of Hazel Brook providing natural defence.

Blaise Castle
Blaise Castle submitted by theCaptain : Composite view of Blaise Castle and Kings Weston Hill from the northwest.

Blaise Castle
Blaise Castle submitted by theCaptain : View over the gorge to the south from the "Lovers Leap" viewpoint, with the "Giant's Soapdish" below, and "Goram's Chair" on the opposite side.

Blaise Castle
Blaise Castle submitted by theCaptain : Inside the top of the hillfort, with its 18th century Sham Castle folly.

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Blaise Castle submitted by theCaptain

Blaise Castle
Blaise Castle submitted by theCaptain

Blaise Castle
Blaise Castle submitted by theCaptain : View of Blaise Castle Hill from the northwest.

Blaise Castle
Blaise Castle submitted by theCaptain : At the entrance on the southwestern side of the hill

Blaise Castle
Blaise Castle submitted by theCaptain : Footpath down the sculpted southern side of the hill

Blaise Castle
Blaise Castle submitted by theCaptain : Some of the remaining ramparts on the northern side of the hill

Blaise Castle
Blaise Castle submitted by theCaptain

Blaise Castle
Blaise Castle submitted by theCaptain

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Re: Blaise Castle Hillforts by TheCaptain on Thursday, 01 December 2011
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Re: Blaise Castle Hillforts by coldrum on Tuesday, 16 February 2010
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Blaise Castle Hillforts by Anonymous on Sunday, 04 April 2004
Condition: 2
Ambience: 4
Access: 4

There are actually two seperate hillforts in Blaise Castle Estate. The larger more northerly one is iron age in origin (founded after 750 BC) and is a large site now occupied by Blaise Castle. The second smaller hillfort is south west with more obvious ramparts. 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. Nearby Gorams chair, site of an ancient giants tale and Blaise caves are also worth a visit.
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