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<< Our Photo Pages >> Dolbury Hillfort - Hillfort in England in Devon

Submitted by mattimpey on Tuesday, 30 December 2008  Page Views: 8440

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Dolbury Hillfort
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.501 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Devon Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Silverton  Nearest Village: Broadclyst
Map Ref: SS974001
Latitude: 50.791357N  Longitude: 3.457009W
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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Dolbury Hillfort submitted by mattimpey : It is very hard to make out the outside embankments of the Hillfort. A lot of the area was landscaped in the 18th centrury for Killerton House. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Dolbury Hillfort sits on a volcanic hill overlooking the National Trust property of Killerton House. Occupied 400BC-43AD.
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Dolbury Hillfort submitted by mattimpey : The information board kindly displayed at the Hillfort by the National Trust. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolbury Hillfort
Dolbury Hillfort submitted by mattimpey : The inner ditch of the inner enclosure of Dolbury Hillfort. Nearly worn completely away. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolbury Hillfort
Dolbury Hillfort submitted by mattimpey : A picture of one of the small quarries on the hillfort. Most of the embankments and ditches have worn away or been quarried. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Dolbury Hillfort
Dolbury Hillfort submitted by mattimpey : Dolbury Hillfort is on around the top of a volcanic hill overlooking Killerton House (NT). It is covered in trees (and mud) in the winter. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SS9700 : Killerton House by Rod Allday
by Rod Allday
©2008(licence)
SS9700 : Killerton House by Chris Gunns
by Chris Gunns
©2014(licence)
SS9700 : East Devon : Killerton House Grounds by Lewis Clarke
by Lewis Clarke
©2013(licence)
SS9700 : Killerton House: Main Drive by Mr Eugene Birchall
by Mr Eugene Birchall
©2010(licence)
SS9700 : Killerton House, viewed from the east by Roger Cornfoot
by Roger Cornfoot
©2009(licence)

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