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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Rainsborough CampCountry: England County: Northamptonshire Type: Hillfort
Map Ref: SP526348 Landranger Map Number: 151
Latitude: 52.009148N Longitude: 1.235072W
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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zentipi visited on 15th Aug 2018 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Worth a visit, ramparts in good condition, easy to access from the adjoining bridleway. The views are good from the ramparts. May be sheep grazing the site.
SolarMegalith visited on 24th Feb 2012 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Well-preserved bivallate hillfort. I lied down in the middle of the fort with sky only in front of my eyes...
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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.5 Ambience: 4 Access: 4
Rainsborough Camp was excavated in 1961-1965. These works revealed, that the ramparts were built in 5th century BC, but the hillfort could be preceeded by the earlier enclosure. Not far from the hillfort Vespasian's golden coin was discovered. It is possible, that Rainsborough Camp was occupied also in medieval period.
Note: Postholes discovered at Rainsborough Camp are suggested to have held a triumphal arch or totem pole. For more see Rites of Passage and the Cultural Life of the Doorway by George Children and George Nash, linked from the comments on our page
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