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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Bury Camp (Cornwall) Alternative Name: Bury Down HillfortCountry: England County: Cornwall Type: Hillfort
Nearest Village: Lanreath
Map Ref: SX188594
Latitude: 50.406464N Longitude: 4.551357W
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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This bivallate Iron Age defensive settlement is approximately 170m in diameter. The outer rampart is barely visible, the inner rampart is up to 2 metres high with a ditch 2 metres deep. It is situated in a commanding position on the western slope of Bury Down about 3 miles west of Duloe and 2 miles north of Lanreath.
Monument No. 432087 Pastscape
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