<< Our Photo Pages >> Burton Point - Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle in England in Cheshire
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Burton PointCountry: England County: Cheshire Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Nearest Town: Queensferry Nearest Village: Burton
Map Ref: SJ302736 Landranger Map Number: 117
Latitude: 53.254797N Longitude: 3.047692W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
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 |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Loughlorien visited on 31st Jul 2016 - their rating: Amb: 4 Access: 4 Access through RSPB Burton site on short walk. Good ambience at top and very few people visit this site
The site has never been excavated and is very overgrown with trees, heavily ploughed and burrowed by the local wildlife.
References
D.M.Longley “Prehistory” in C.R.Elrington (ed) “The Victoria History of the County of Chester, volume 1, Oxford University Press (1987)
The surrounding area boats stunning views and historic towns, with several holiday cottages available to rent. Despite the historic feel, there’s no lack of modern amenities and services available in the region, from guided tours to heating guides - which you can read more about at https://the-nhtg.org.uk.
Page originally by Vicky
Note: The Archaeology of Burton Point - a report from the Heritage Open Day at Burton Mere RSPB reserve
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