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<< Our Photo Pages >> King's Weston Hillfort - Hillfort in England in Gloucestershire

Submitted by theCaptain on Sunday, 15 April 2012  Page Views: 9701

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: King's Weston Hillfort
Country: England County: Gloucestershire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Bristol  Nearest Village: Coombe Dingle
Map Ref: ST55597813  Landranger Map Number: 172
Latitude: 51.500352N  Longitude: 2.641177W
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.
3 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.
3 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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TheCaptain visited on 29th Aug 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4 At the northeastern end of the ridge that is Kings Weston Hill, now in the northwestern suburbs of Bristol, is to be found the remains of an iron age hillfort and farmstead. It is situated in parkland, just to the southwest of the more impressive Blaise Castle. The hill and immediately surrounding area is nowadays parkland, a part of the Blaise Castle estate. The steeply sloping sides of the hill are thick woodland, while the flat top of the ridge is open grassland, and makes for a nice walk. There is an informative noticeboard. The defended enclosure at the end of the ridge has been dated to 800BC and was in use until Roman times. The steep northern edge of the ridge still has some remains of earthern ramparts, while on the flat top of the hill is a rectangular banked enclosure.

King's Weston Hillfort
King's Weston Hillfort submitted by theCaptain : view west from the southeastern corner of the defended area (Vote or comment on this photo)
At the northeastern end of the ridge that is Kings Weston Hill, now in the northwestern suburbs of Bristol, is to be found the remains of an iron age hillfort and farmstead. It is situated in parkland, just to the southwest of the more impressive Blaise Castle.

The hill and immediately surrounding area is nowadays parkland, a part of the Blaise Castle estate. The steeply sloping sides of the hill are thick woodland, while the flat top of the ridge is open grassland, and makes for a nice walk. There is an informative noticeboard.

The defended enclosure at the end of the ridge has been dated to 800BC and was in use until Roman times. The steep northern edge of the ridge still has some remains of earthern ramparts, while on the flat top of the hill is a rectangular banked enclosure.

Note: Description and pictures now available of this little known defended hilltop settlement, in an oasis of open land in the northwestern suburbs of Bristol.
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King's Weston Hillfort
King's Weston Hillfort submitted by theCaptain : Reconstruction of the hillfort (Vote or comment on this photo)

King's Weston Hillfort
King's Weston Hillfort submitted by theCaptain : A bronze iron-age brooch excavated here in 1957 (Vote or comment on this photo)

King's Weston Hillfort
King's Weston Hillfort submitted by theCaptain : The steeply sloping sides of the hill are thick woodland (Vote or comment on this photo)

King's Weston Hillfort
King's Weston Hillfort submitted by theCaptain : Panoramic view from the southwestern corner (Vote or comment on this photo)

King's Weston Hillfort
King's Weston Hillfort submitted by theCaptain : The southern end of the western ditch and bank across the ridgetop.

King's Weston Hillfort
King's Weston Hillfort submitted by theCaptain : looking northeast

King's Weston Hillfort
King's Weston Hillfort submitted by theCaptain : Looking east along the ridgetop

King's Weston Hillfort
King's Weston Hillfort submitted by theCaptain : The western ditch and bank across the ridgetop.

King's Weston Hillfort
King's Weston Hillfort submitted by theCaptain : The hill and immediately surrounding area is nowadays parkland, a part of the Blaise Castle estate. The flat top of the ridge is open grassland, and makes for a nice walk.

King's Weston Hillfort
King's Weston Hillfort submitted by theCaptain : There is an informative noticeboard.

King's Weston Hillfort
King's Weston Hillfort submitted by theCaptain : The northeastern end of the ridge that is Kings Weston Hill.

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Visit Kings Weston Roman Villa for a day of family friendly fun. Saturday 9th Sept by Andy B on Wednesday, 06 September 2023
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Visit Kings Weston Roman Villa for a day of family friendly fun. Saturday 9 September: 11am to 4pm
Kings Weston Roman Villa, Long Cross, Lawrence Weston, Bristol, Bristol, BS11 0LH


Explore where Romans used to live right on Bristol’s doorstep and discover amazing mosaic floors, underfloor heating and the only Roman bath suite in Bristol.
There’s plenty to do throughout the day with trails, artefacts and activities.
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