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<< Our Photo Pages >> Shipton Hill - Hillfort in England in Dorset

Submitted by vicky on Thursday, 25 March 2004  Page Views: 7194
England Site Name: Shipton Hill
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.9 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Dorset Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Bridport  Nearest Village: Shipton Gorge
Map Ref: SY507921  Landranger Map Number: 194
Latitude: 50.726417N  Longitude: 2.699832W
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.
 4 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
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Shipton Hill submitted by formicaant
Shipton Hill Hillfort in Dorset

This small hillfort sits on the edge of a valley, below the skyline. It may be subsidiary to Chilcombe, which is about a mile to the east. It is an enclosure surrounded by multiple banks and ditches.

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SY5092 : Trig point on Shipton Hill by Roger Templeman
by Roger Templeman
©2012(licence)		SY5092 : Flush bracket on Shipton Hill trig point by Roger Templeman
by Roger Templeman
©2012(licence)		SY5091 : Shipton Hill by Nigel Mykura
by Nigel Mykura
©2009(licence)		SY5092 : Summit of Shipton Hill by Nigel Mykura
by Nigel Mykura
©2009(licence)		SY5092 : Shipton Hill by Maurice D Budden
by Maurice D Budden
©2005(licence)
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    Street View (Score: 1)
    by coldrum on Wednesday, 24 March 2010
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    Re: Shipton Hill (Score: 1)
    by formicaant on Sunday, 12 August 2007
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    This small hilfort sits on the edge of a valley, below the skyline, it may be subsidiary to Chilcombe which is about a mile to the east. It is an enclosure surrounded by multiple banks and ditches.
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