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<< Our Photo Pages >> Gaer Hill Camp - Hillfort in Wales in Monmouthshire

Submitted by vicky on Sunday, 21 July 2002  Page Views: 9074

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Gaer Hill Camp
Country: Wales County: Monmouthshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Chepstow  Nearest Village: Tintern
Map Ref: ST517980  Landranger Map Number: 162
Latitude: 51.678677N  Longitude: 2.699955W
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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Gaer Hill Camp
Gaer Hill Camp submitted by Geojazz : Not the best day for visablility but the earthworks are easily recognisable. (Vote or comment on this photo)
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Gaer Hill Camp submitted by Geojazz : The earthworks are still evident (Vote or comment on this photo)

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ST5198 : View over the Bristol Channel by Philip Halling
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ST5198 : Masts on Gaer Hill by Philip Halling
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ST5198 : View west from Gaer Hill by Philip Halling
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ST5197 : Farm road to Gaer Hill Farm by Philip Halling
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ST5197 : Lane to Penterry Farm, Penterry, near St Arvans by Ruth Sharville
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