<< Our Photo Pages >> Abbey Camp - Hillfort in England in Gloucestershire
Submitted by 4clydesdale7 on Sunday, 14 August 2011 Page Views: 6536
Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Abbey CampCountry: England County: Gloucestershire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Thornbury Nearest Village: Alveston
Map Ref: ST65008870
Latitude: 51.596050N Longitude: 2.506675W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
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| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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4clydesdale7 visited on 13th Aug 2011 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 2 Access: 4 Astride the A38 at Alveston -
The oval Hillfort was protected by a single bank which at some points is over 25m wide but most have been severely damaged by the plough. The entrance to the fort can still be seen at the S end of the earthworks. The NW side of the fort enjoys extensive views over the River Severn from Chepstow as far N as the Malvern Hills.
Many other fortified positions on the W edge of the Cotswold scarp can be seen to the NNE, NE and E. The hillfort was later occupied by the Romans. Folklore tells of a bloody massacre having taken place on Abbey Lane, which stills persuades those of fainter heart not to walk the Lane at night.
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