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<< Our Photo Pages >> Castercliffe - Hillfort in England in Lancashire

Submitted by vicky on Saturday, 06 December 2003  Page Views: 7100
England Site Name: Castercliffe
Country: England County: Lancashire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Nelson  Nearest Village: Castercliffe
Map Ref: SD88493838  Landranger Map Number: 103
Latitude: 53.841537N  Longitude: 2.176407W
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.
 5 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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Castercliffe submitted by LivingRocks
Castercliffe Hillfort in Lancashire

LivingRocks wrote: Castercliffe Hillfort overlooking the Calder Valley is of Iron Age origin, it consists of an oval internal plateau aprox. 115m by 76m enclosed on all sides except the north by rubble ramparts up to 1.5m high with external ditches up to 1.5m deep in front of each. Maximum width of the rampart and ditch system is approximately 46m. The defenses on the north side are incomplete and consist mostly of a single rampart and ditch, however some short lengths of triple rampart and ditch separated by areas of undisturbed ground are also visible here. Limited excavations indicate that the inner rampart was revetted with stone and also timber-laced.

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Castercliffe Castercliffe submitted by Sunny100
The late John Dixon (Aussteiger) leading a guided walk to Castercliffe hillfort on 4/08/12. John sadly pased away in the early hours of Thursday 20th September. He will be sadly missed. R.I.P John Dixon of Aussteiger Publications.

Castercliffe Castercliffe submitted by Sunny100
Castercliffe Iron-Age hillfort ramparts and entrance (portal) at the western side - viewed here from the north. Photo 16.11.11.

Castercliffe Castercliffe submitted by Sunny100
Castercliffe Iron-Age hillfort (western section) complete with cows ! Photo 16.11.11.

Castercliffe Castercliffe submitted by Sunny100
Castercliff Iron-Age hillfort (western rampart). Photo 16.11.11.

Castercliffe Castercliffe submitted by Sunny100
Castercliffe Iron-Age hillfort rampart and entrance western section. Photo 16.11.11.

Castercliffe Castercliffe submitted by Sunny100
Castercliffe Iron-Age hillfort rampart and entrance viewed from the west.

Castercliffe Castercliffe submitted by Sunny100
Castercliffe hillfort rampart seen here from the west. The western entrance (portal) is quite visible.

Castercliffe Castercliffe submitted by Sunny100
Castercliffe. The north-east rampart of the Iron-Age hillfort. Photo taken 26.09.10.

Castercliffe Castercliffe submitted by Sunny100
Castercliffe. A section of the eastern rampart of the hillfort. Photo taken on 26.09.10.

Castercliffe Castercliffe submitted by Sunny100
Castercliffe. The eastern rampart of the Iron-Age hillfort from further back up the road. Photo taken 26.09.10.

Castercliffe Castercliffe submitted by Sunny100
Castercliffe. Close-up of the eastern rampart of the Iron-Age hillfort. Photo taken on 26.09.10.

Castercliffe Castercliffe submitted by Sunny100

Castercliffe Castercliffe submitted by Sunny100
Castercliffe. The eastern rampart of the Iron-Age hillfort. Photo taken on 26.09.10.

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    Re: Castercliffe (Score: 1)
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    Re: Castercliffe (Score: 1)
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