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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Glenford FortCountry: United States Region: Great Lakes Midwest Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Newark, OH Nearest Village: Glenford, OH
Latitude: 39.874000N Longitude: 82.318W
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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A ridge top stone walled enclosure enclosing 24 acres. The walls are stacked stone and include a dramatic natural gap "entrance" in the bedrock of the ridge. The walls are 3 to 6 feet high and 20 feet wide in most places.
Excavation of a stone mound inside the enclosure revealed artifacts dated to 2200 years ago. The area is thought have had use in both the Adena and Hopewell cultural eras.
The southern section of the enclosure, and other small earthworks are part of a 65 acre conservation easement held by the Arc of Appalachia. The northern portion is still preserved by the Cooperrider family. There is no current public access to the site, but there have been publicly announced hikes to the area conducted by the Perry County Historical Society and other groups.
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