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<< Our Photo Pages >> Bosherston - Hillfort in Wales in Pembrokeshire

Submitted by vicky on Monday, 26 August 2002  Page Views: 5594

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Bosherston
Country: Wales County: Pembrokeshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Pembroke  Nearest Village: Bosherston
Map Ref: SR971948  Landranger Map Number: 158
Latitude: 51.615363N  Longitude: 4.932101W
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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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Bosherston submitted by Bladup : Bosherston fort, it is very overgrown. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Pembrokeshire

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Bosherston
Bosherston submitted by postman : August bank holiday weekend 2012, there was inevitably a lot of people round here, but no one but us at the fort, quite understandable. This was a superb place, one of Wales lesser known gems, and possibly the most beautiful place in the whole country, and I've seen quite a bit of it. We saw Swans, herons, a cormorant, an Otter and sheds loads of Dragonflies, plus many more. The fort is immedia... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bosherston
Bosherston submitted by postman : This was a superb place, one of Wales lesser known gems, and possibly the most beautiful place in the whole country, and I've seen quite a bit of it. August bank holiday weekend 2012. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bosherston
Bosherston submitted by postman : August bank holiday weekend 2012, not a particularly great fort but it's in sublime surroundings. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bosherston
Bosherston submitted by postman : August bank holiday weekend 2012 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bosherston
Bosherston submitted by postman : August bank holiday weekend 2012, overgrown banks abound but a neatly cut pathway takes you through the fort, honest. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bosherston
Bosherston submitted by postman : August bank holiday weekend 2012, a long overgrown bank.

Bosherston
Bosherston submitted by postman : August bank holiday weekend 2012, the banks are all around Eric but the undergrowth hides it too well.

Bosherston
Bosherston submitted by Bladup : Looking over the very overgrown interior at Bosherston fort. You can just make out the bank of the fort in the background. It's hard to believe that such an overgrown site has an information board - you'd have thought they'd have cleared the site when the board was put up, wouldn't you?

Bosherston
Bosherston submitted by Bladup : A very overgrown ditch at Bosherston fort.

Bosherston
Bosherston submitted by Bladup : An entrance at Bosherston fort.

Bosherston
Bosherston submitted by Bladup : A bank and ditch at the very overgrown Bosherston fort.

Bosherston
Bosherston submitted by Bladup : Bosherston fort. The sign at the site said that the place may have been a place to herd and look after their cattle, and maybe trade with other tribes. So therefore not a territorial place but a neutral ground if you like, Somewhere to try and stop the rustling problem.

Bosherston
Bosherston submitted by Bladup : The big and very overgrown bank and ditches at Bosherston fort.

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Re: Bosherston by coldrum on Wednesday, 06 January 2010
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