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<< Our Photo Pages >> Nettlecombe Tout - Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle in England in Dorset

Submitted by JimChampion on Tuesday, 01 February 2005  Page Views: 12976

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Nettlecombe Tout
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.1 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Dorset Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Nearest Town: Puddletown  Nearest Village: Mappowder
Map Ref: ST737032
Latitude: 50.827734N  Longitude: 2.374783W
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.
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.
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
4

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Nettlecombe Tout
Nettlecombe Tout submitted by JimChampion : January 2005. A view of the south-western end of the ditch and rampart that defends the fort from the plateau to the south-east. There has been some work to clear the trees from this end of the rampart. (Vote or comment on this photo)
This Iron Age fort is located on the end of a spur called Nettlecombe Tout. It is protected by very steep hillsides to the north-west and north-east, and the spur is cut across at the south-east by a bank and ditch. The original entrance is thought to be at the south-west end of the rampart, and it is possible that the fortifications were never finished.

Access This fort is high in the "Hardy Country" part of Dorset, half a kilometre to the west of the Dorsetshire Gap*. The area is criss-crossed with footpaths and bridleways, and the most direct access is along the bridleway from the hamlet of Folly to the Dorsetshire Gap. An agricultural water tower stands on the summit of the hill, and from here the (partly overgrown) rampart of the hillfort is obvious, about 200m to the north.

Note: *The nearby Dorsetshire Gap is an intersection of five ancient trackways, linking the trails of the Ridgeway with the drove roads to the north. It is about as remote a spot as you will find in Dorset, and bizarrely has a visitors book that you can sign.
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Nettlecombe Tout
Nettlecombe Tout submitted by formicaant : Next to the rampart and ditch, looking south. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Nettlecombe Tout
Nettlecombe Tout submitted by formicaant : The rampart from the east. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Nettlecombe Tout
Nettlecombe Tout submitted by JimChampion : January 2005. Looking southwest along the top of the rampart. The ditch is to the left and the fort is to the right. This end of the bank has recently been cleared of trees, but the rest of it is still fairly densely covered. The interior of the fort is grazed by sheep. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
ST7303 : Nettlecombe Tout Ditch and Dyke by Nigel Mykura
by Nigel Mykura
©2011(licence)
ST7303 : Nettlecomb Tout by Nigel Mykura
by Nigel Mykura
©2009(licence)
ST7303 : Path on Lyscombe Hill by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2022(licence)
ST7302 : Track on Lyscombe Hill by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2022(licence)
ST7302 : Concrete structure on the ridge of Nettlecombe Tout by Tim Heaton
by Tim Heaton
©2019(licence)

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