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<< Our Photo Pages >> Cannington Camp - Hillfort in England in Somerset

Submitted by mattimpey on Monday, 15 September 2008  Page Views: 8221

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Cannington Camp Alternative Name: Cynwir Castle, Cynwit Castle
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 3.589 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Somerset Type: Hillfort

Map Ref: ST246405
Latitude: 51.158763N  Longitude: 3.079585W
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
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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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Cannington Camp
Cannington Camp submitted by mattimpey : The OS triangulation stone on top of Cannington Hillfort. Most of the hill is made of Limestone. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Somerset

Cannington Camp is an univallate Iron Age Hillfort in Somerset. The remains of the Hillfort are mostly ruined due to the quarrying of limestone.
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Cannington Camp
Cannington Camp submitted by mattimpey : Cannington Camp commands views of the local field systems and the nearby tidal estuary. The eastern ridge of the rampart may just be visible in this picture. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cannington Camp
Cannington Camp submitted by mattimpey : Much of the remains of the single ditch and rampart of Cannington Camp has been destroyed by quarrying. And there are alot of loosely built walls around the site. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cannington Camp
Cannington Camp submitted by mattimpey : A view from Cannington Camp. There is evidence that the field systems were used by the Romans when they settle here. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cannington Camp
Cannington Camp submitted by mattimpey : A picture of Cannington Camp a Bronze Age and Iron Age Hillfort in Somerset. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
ST2440 : Cannington Park from the NW by Nick Chipchase
by Nick Chipchase
©2017(licence)
ST2440 : Trig Point on Horn Hill by Roger Cornfoot
by Roger Cornfoot
©2015(licence)
ST2440 : Trig point at Cannington Park by Colin Park
by Colin Park
©2017(licence)
ST2440 : Old wall on Cannington Park by Nick Chipchase
by Nick Chipchase
©2017(licence)
ST2440 : Lookout on Horn Hill by Roger Cornfoot
by Roger Cornfoot
©2015(licence)

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