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<< Our Photo Pages >> Caynham Camp - Hillfort in England in Shropshire

Submitted by vicky on Monday, 09 December 2002  Page Views: 16762

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Caynham Camp
Country: England County: Shropshire Type: Hillfort

Map Ref: SO545737  Landranger Map Number: 137
Latitude: 52.359458N  Longitude: 2.66955W
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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
3

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Caynham Camp
Caynham Camp submitted by jfarrar : The camp is univallate and has an annex at the western end with a bank between the main body of the fort and the annex. It has been suggested there was an entrance on the northern side as well as the main one to the east. The walls were faced with stone with wooden palisade on top. There were three or four major periods of development between about 600BCE to 100BCE. Excavations between 1956 and ... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Shropshire

The camp is univallate and has an annex at the western end with a bank between the main body of the fort and the annex. It has been suggested there was an entrance on the northern side as well as the main one to the east. The walls were faced with stone with wooden palisade on top. There were three or four major periods of development between about 600BCE to 100BCE. Excavations between 1956 and 1961 revealed circular houses and granaries. Leyland believed there was a mediaeval castle here, but this was not the case. It is also said that Cromwell camped here during the siege of Ludlow in 1646. Another legend is that the camp was called Castle Key, Kensham Castle or Keyenhom Castle. Joce de Dinan and seven thousand men occupied this castle prior to laying siege to Walter de Lacy and his troops in Ludlow Castle in 1144. According to Fulk Fitzwarren, the castle was built by Kay, however, as stated above there is no evidence of any such building on the site.
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Caynham Camp
Caynham Camp submitted by rogerkread : The bank on the SE side. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Caynham Camp
Caynham Camp submitted by rogerkread : A peaceful place on a lovely day. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Caynham Camp
Caynham Camp submitted by rogerkread : Caynham Camp in early June 2022 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Caynham Camp
Caynham Camp submitted by pdc4770 : Caynham hillfort seen from Ludlow (Vote or comment on this photo)

Caynham Camp
Caynham Camp submitted by jfarrar : Eastern inturned entrance. The Shropshire Records office seems to say that the track leading away from the camp in an eastwards direction is also ancient, but no date has been ascribed to it. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Caynham Camp by Anonymous on Tuesday, 07 April 2020
A place of tranquility and solitude, where one can imagine the camp of yesteryear.

Great views and superb walk from Ludlow or Caynham.
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Re: Caynham Camp by Anonymous on Monday, 29 July 2013
Visited today in company with a wonderful friend ,who despite being a smoker was able to make the climbs .From its position we were able to watch storms and heavy rain rushing towards us from the west. Spent time marvelling at the logistics of building the Fort without the use of modern machinery and equipment. What grafters they must have been !!!!!! People must have been born ,lived and died whilst the Fort was being built and didn't get to see it finished. I lived in Ashford for years and didn't know it even existed . A true piece of English heritage.
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Re: Caynham Camp by Anonymous on Wednesday, 17 October 2007
caynham camp stole my heart as a young child with my dad and my brother now as a man it has even more meaning as a place one can find peace in a world that will not let you find time for your self just to think . long may it be remain
forgotten and lost from the massess
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Re: Caynham Camp by Anonymous on Wednesday, 27 December 2006
VISITED TODAY 27/12/06 AS PART OF A 7 MILE WALK FROM lUDLOW
WINTERY SUN AND BARE TREES ADDED TO THE ATMOSPHERE
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