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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Hempsted Camp Alternative Name: Newark Camp, The ConeygarCountry: England County: Gloucestershire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Gloucester Nearest Village: Hempsted
Map Ref: SO81551725
Latitude: 51.853532N Longitude: 2.269276W
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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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 |
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4clydesdale7 visited on 28th Aug 2011 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 3 There is more to this site than the fact that it is of Roman design and build - like Sodbury there could well have been an Iron Age Fort previously
Standing to the South of Gloucester it is easily understood why the Romans built a Camp at Hempsted - it is close to the N end of the old roman road called 'The Portway' which ran from Glevum/Gloucester to Aquae Sulis/Bath (passing Sodbury Camp on the way).
It measures 250m by 100m, has 4 entrances (one on each side) and is approached from the N by a raised causeway from S.Gloucester. It is aligned N-S and is clearly divided into two separate halves (N & S) - it commands any approach to Gloucester from the S. It has a single ditch and bank (doubled in the North) and there is a raised causeway running from the S end of Gloucester to the W entrance which is by Lady's Well. Several Roman interments have been found within the site together numerous other Roman artefacts including horse bones.
The land upon which the Camp stands was part of the estate of the Llanthony Priory becoming in medieval times Llanthony Secunda - during their ownership the site was radically re-developed as a rabbit warren hence its later name 'The Coneygar'.
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