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<< Our Photo Pages >> Wilbury Hill - Hillfort in England in Hertfordshire

Submitted by vicky on Thursday, 25 March 2004  Page Views: 14772

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Wilbury Hill
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.347 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Hertfordshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Letchworth
Map Ref: TL202325  Landranger Map Number: 166
Latitude: 51.977972N  Longitude: 0.251358W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
2 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
3

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wardrop04 visited on 21st Sep 2021 - their rating: Cond: 1 Amb: 2 Access: 4 Nothing remains of the fort. I tried looking for some of the defensive embankments but there is nothing left to see unfortunately.

Wilbury Hill
Wilbury Hill submitted by wardrop04 : Photo taken stood on top of a supposed embankment. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Hertfordshire

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TL2032 : Wilbury allotments by Jeff Tomlinson
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TL2032 : The car park for the Wilbury Hill Picnic Area, Letchworth by Humphrey Bolton
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TL2032 : Icknield Way by Ben Harris
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TL2032 : Icknield Way cemetery, Letchworth by Ben Harris
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TL1932 : Path on Wilbury Hill, Letchworth by Humphrey Bolton
by Humphrey Bolton
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Re: Wilbury Hill by Anonymous on Sunday, 09 May 2010
I need an aerial photo of Wilbury Hills showing the ancient outlines.

Any idea where I can get one?

R.Redwood, Secretary, North Herts Ramblers' Group
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Re: Wilbury Hill by ocifant on Sunday, 24 October 2004
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Full 'Scheduled Monument' description from the Magic web site can be found here.
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