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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Camp de César (Ossun)Country: France Département: Midi:Hautes-Pyrénées (65) Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Tarbes Nearest Village: Ossun
Latitude: 43.190406N Longitude: 0.037372W
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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Hillfort in Midi:Hautes-Pyrénées. 1 km NW from the centre of Ossun. The hillfort is on private property, with a padlocked gate,approached by a lane, with new houses being built nearby (some seemingly on the fort itself).
There was no "keep out" sign or mad dogs, and the gate was easy to climb through, so a quick hurried reconnaissance was carried out. On part of the hillfort is an old farm ,with a derelict house, and a barn full of old caravans.
A photo is included of one of the south facing inner banks, and one taken 1.5kms from the west. Another visit is needed ,with a different angle of approach, so as to possibly take some better photos.
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