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<< Our Photo Pages >> Shipton Hill - Hillfort in England in Dorset

Submitted by vicky on Thursday, 25 March 2004  Page Views: 12159

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Shipton Hill
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.9 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Dorset Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Bridport  Nearest Village: Shipton Gorge
Map Ref: SY507921  Landranger Map Number: 194
Latitude: 50.726417N  Longitude: 2.699832W
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
4

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Shipton Hill
Shipton Hill submitted by formicaant : Shipton Hill from Chilcombe Hillfort (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Dorset

This small hillfort sits on the edge of a valley, below the skyline. It may be subsidiary to Chilcombe, which is about a mile to the east. It is an enclosure surrounded by multiple banks and ditches.
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Shipton Hill
Shipton Hill submitted by adrianmcgrath : Shipton Hillfort. Somewhat overgrown with foliage, access is easier from the East end of the Hillfort. With thanks to Lynch farm for permission to carry out aerial footage of this Hillfort. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SY5092 : Shipton Hill by Rude Health
by Rude Health
©2015(licence)
SY5092 : Shipton Hill by Becky Williamson
by Becky Williamson
©2016(licence)
SY5092 : Flush bracket on Shipton Hill trig point by Roger Templeman
by Roger Templeman
©2012(licence)
SY5092 : Trig point on Shipton Hill by Roger Templeman
by Roger Templeman
©2012(licence)
SY5092 : The top of Shipton Hill with its Triangulation Pillar by Peter Wood
by Peter Wood
©2014(licence)

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Street View by coldrum on Wednesday, 24 March 2010
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Re: Shipton Hill by formicaant on Sunday, 12 August 2007
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This small hilfort sits on the edge of a valley, below the skyline, it may be subsidiary to Chilcombe which is about a mile to the east. It is an enclosure surrounded by multiple banks and ditches.
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