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Submitted by 4clydesdale7 on Monday, 07 October 2002  Page Views: 13188

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Bloody Acre Camp
Country: England County: Gloucestershire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Thornbury  Nearest Village: Falfield
Map Ref: ST689915  Landranger Map Number: 162
Latitude: 51.621455N  Longitude: 2.450624W
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
 4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 1 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
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4clydesdale7 visited on 9th Jul 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 A superb bastion - substantial earthworks - plenty of atmosphere

Bloody Acre Camp
Bloody Acre Camp submitted by 4clydesdale7 : W side looking N showing outer and middle banks separated by the second ditch (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Gloucestershire. Not without reason did Victorian archaeologist/historian George Witts describe this site as 'a remarkably fine Camp and one of the most perfect in the County' - it is a magnificent bastion. Although it is named after a Cromwellian massacre of Royalists in the Civil War it is far far older.

It is a U shaped Promontory Fort with the open end of the U facing SE - there are steep drops on the SE and NE towards the Lake (18th Century landscaping) on the Tortworth Estate - and its defences are formidable particularly on the W side where there are three ditches and banks getting progressively deeper/high as you walk E - the outer 10ft high the middle 15ft high and the inner 20ft high - to the N there are two massive banks and ditches - on the NE, SE and S the slopes are precipitous so you are best served by visiting from Falfield along Gambril Lane over the M5 - you really must visit this site.
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Bloody Acre Camp
Bloody Acre Camp submitted by 4clydesdale7 : The Inner Camp (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Bloody Acre Camp
Bloody Acre Camp submitted by 4clydesdale7 : Defences to the NE (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bloody Acre Camp
Bloody Acre Camp submitted by 4clydesdale7 : E bank looking S (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bloody Acre Camp
Bloody Acre Camp submitted by 4clydesdale7 : Defences at the SE corner (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bloody Acre Camp
Bloody Acre Camp submitted by 4clydesdale7 : Stonework to the top of the western inner bank looking N (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Bloody Acre Camp
Bloody Acre Camp submitted by 4clydesdale7 : Inside the innermost western bank looking S

Bloody Acre Camp
Bloody Acre Camp submitted by 4clydesdale7 : W side looking S showing the outer and middle banks separated by the second ditch

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Re: Bloody Acre Camp by Anonymous on Saturday, 01 May 2021
Fenced and with keep signs along lane to the west.
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Re: Bloody Acre Camp by 4clydesdale7 on Saturday, 09 July 2011
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Not without reason did Victorian archaeologist/historian George Witts describe this site as 'a remarkably fine Camp and one of the most perfect in the County' - it is a magnificent bastion. Although it is named after a Cromwellian massacre of Royalists in the Civil War it is far far older. It is a U shaped Promontory Fort with the open end of the U facing SE - there are steep drops on the SE and NE towards the Lake (18th Century landscaping) on the Tortworth Estate - and its defences are formidable particularly on the W side where there are three ditches and banks getting progressively deeper/high as you walk E - the outer 10ft high the middle 15ft high and the inner 20ft high - to the N there are two massive banks and ditches - on the NE, SE and S the slopes are precipitous so you are best served by visiting from Falfield along Gambril Lane over the M5 - you really must visit this site.
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Re: Bloody Acre Camp by coldrum on Sunday, 03 January 2010
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The following information from Pastscape site.

"This Iron Age multivallate hillfort, "Bloody Acre", (3) has
natural defences to the east consisting of a steep escarpment.
To the north are two banks and ditches running across the hill
top and on the south-west side are three banks and ditches,
with the banks increasing in height one behind the other. The
height from the bottom of the ditch to the top of the bank is
as follows; the outer 10', the middle 15' and the inner 20'. (2-3)

The hillfort is basically as described by Witts. There are two
entranceways now utilized by modern tracks, at ST 6886 9147
and ST 6890 9165. Both are simple breaks, the southernmost
being staggered, and it is uncertain whether one or both were
original entrances. "

http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=201653
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