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Multi-periodSite Name: King's Weston Hill stockpoundCountry: England County: Gloucestershire Type: Misc. Earthwork
Nearest Town: Bristol Nearest Village: Coombe Dingle
Map Ref: ST55417807
Latitude: 51.499798N Longitude: 2.643763W
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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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TheCaptain visited on 29th Aug 2011 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 4 A few hundred metres west along the hilltop ridge from the Kings Weston Hillfort can be seen the remains of a large circular earthwork, of unsure date. People have been living and working on this hilltop ridge since neolithic times, and it is thought that this earthwork is some sort of stockpound dating from perhaps bronze or iron age times. It is a very pleasant spot up on this hilltop, surrounded by the northwestern suburbs of Bristol, but you would hardly know it, and can easily get taken back in time while up here.
lboutside visited - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 3
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.5 Ambience: 3 Access: 3.5
People have been living and working on this hilltop ridge since neolithic times, and it is thought that this earthwork is some sort of stockpound dating from perhaps bronze or iron age times.
It is a very pleasant spot up on this hilltop, surrounded by the northwestern suburbs of Bristol, but you would hardly know it, and can easily get taken back in time while up here.
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