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<< Our Photo Pages >> Norton Fitzwarren - Hillfort in England in Somerset

Submitted by vicky on Tuesday, 10 December 2002  Page Views: 9412

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Norton Fitzwarren
Country: England County: Somerset Type: Hillfort
 Nearest Village: Norton Fitzwarren
Map Ref: ST196263  Landranger Map Number: 181
Latitude: 51.030419N  Longitude: 3.147903W
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.
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.
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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Norton Fitzwarren
Norton Fitzwarren submitted by MattImpey : Norton Hillfort is about 55 metres above sea level and the defensive bank and ditch were built about 3000 years ago. (Vote or comment on this photo)
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Norton Fitzwarren submitted by MattImpey : The bank and ditch earthwork defensives are now a local nature reserve. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Norton Fitzwarren
Norton Fitzwarren submitted by MattImpey : All that remains of the enclosure at the top is a farmers field. Local legend has it that a red dragon lived here at the time of the Roman invasion. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
ST1926 : Norton Fitzwarren: Bronze Age enclosure, Iron Age hill fort by Martin Bodman
by Martin Bodman
©2005(licence)
ST1926 : Footpaths on Norton Hillfort by Derek Harper
by Derek Harper
©2009(licence)
ST1926 : Norton Fitzwarren by Nick Chipchase
by Nick Chipchase
©2011(licence)
ST1926 : Churchyard, Church of All Saints, Norton Fitzwarren by Derek Harper
by Derek Harper
©2008(licence)
ST1925 : Norton Fitzwarren Graveyard by Nick Chipchase
by Nick Chipchase
©2011(licence)

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Re: Norton Fitzwarren by Anonymous on Friday, 11 May 2012
trees and vegetation block most of the ditch and rampart
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