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<< Our Photo Pages >> Coney's Castle - Hillfort in England in Dorset

Submitted by vicky on Monday, 07 October 2002  Page Views: 13875

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Coney's Castle
Country: England County: Dorset Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Lyme Regis  Nearest Village: Marshwood
Map Ref: SY372975  Landranger Map Number: 193
Latitude: 50.773666N  Longitude: 2.891996W
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.
5 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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Coney's Castle
Coney's Castle submitted by MattImpey : The fort enclosure to the south side of Coney's Castle can clearly been seen here. (Vote or comment on this photo)
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Coney's Castle
Coney's Castle submitted by MattImpey : A road cuts throught the Iron Age settlement and this is a picture of the earthwork ramparts to the east of the site. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Coney's Castle
Coney's Castle submitted by MattImpey : The Iron Age fort has imposing views of the surrounding area. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Coney's Castle
Coney's Castle submitted by MattImpey : The Iron Age enclosue is approximately 700ft above sea level and is dated around 300-500BC. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Coney's Castle
Coney's Castle submitted by MattImpey : Coney's Castle was one of several Iron Age forts in the area built by the Durotriges to maintain their borders and has very steep earthwork ramparts. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Coney's Castle
Coney's Castle submitted by MattImpey : The bank and ditch between the fort and the Iron Age settlement enclosure to the north. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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