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Iron Age Britain, Barry Cunliffe

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<< Text Pages >> Oldberry Castle - Hillfort in England in Somerset

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Monday, 09 May 2011  Page Views: 4992

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Oldberry Castle
Country: England County: Somerset Type: Hillfort
 Nearest Village: Dulverton
Map Ref: SS90932820
Latitude: 51.042767N  Longitude: 3.557178W
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.
no data 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
5

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Hillfort in Somerset

Remains of an Iron Age hillfort, heavily damaged by ploughing.

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SS9128 : West Somerset : Woodland Path by Lewis Clarke
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SS9127 : Path to Chilcott by Roger Cornfoot
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SS9127 : Dulverton : Oldberry Lane by Lewis Clarke
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SS9028 : West Somerset : Footpath by Lewis Clarke
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SS9028 : West Somerset : The River Barle by Lewis Clarke
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