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<< Text Pages >> Curdon Camp - Hillfort in England in Somerset

Submitted by vicky on Thursday, 25 March 2004  Page Views: 7002

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Curdon Camp
Country: England County: Somerset Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Williton  Nearest Village: Chilcombe
Map Ref: ST102385  Landranger Map Number: 181
Latitude: 51.138702N  Longitude: 3.284952W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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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ST1038 : Towards Curdon Wood by Mary and Angus Hogg
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ST1038 : Bicknoller: West Somerset Railway near Yard by Martin Bodman
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