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<< Text Pages >> Castles Camp - Hillfort in England in Somerset

Submitted by WBond on Wednesday, 27 January 2016  Page Views: 1801

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Castles Camp Alternative Name: Bathealton Hillfort
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 2.035 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Somerset Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Wiveliscombe  Nearest Village: Bathealton
Map Ref: ST057244
Latitude: 51.011224N  Longitude: 3.345572W
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.
no data 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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Hillfort in Somerset

This is a Univallate hillfort with a slightly inturned entrance. It's 225m above sea level high in the hills Southwest of Wiveliscombe. It's on private farmland and has no public access, although there is a public footpath (West Deane Way) that runs past it through the valley (roughly) 200 meters to the west.
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Castles Camp
Castles Camp submitted by WBond : The larger bank to the north of the hillfort. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Castles Camp
Castles Camp submitted by WBond : The remains of the univallate bank to the east of the hillfort. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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ST0524 : Hill top fort above Surridge Farm by Roger Cornfoot
by Roger Cornfoot
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ST0524 : Bathealton: disused railway by Martin Bodman
by Martin Bodman
©2005(licence)
ST0524 : Taunton Deane District : Surridge Farm by Lewis Clarke
by Lewis Clarke
©2014(licence)
ST0524 : Taunton Deane District : Grassy Hillside by Lewis Clarke
by Lewis Clarke
©2014(licence)
ST0524 : Taunton Deane District : Countryside Scenery by Lewis Clarke
by Lewis Clarke
©2014(licence)

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