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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Cranes FortCountry: England County: Derbyshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Bakewell Nearest Village: Youlgreave
Map Ref: SK203659 Landranger Map Number: 119
Latitude: 53.189806N Longitude: 1.697644W
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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 0 | no data |
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Cranes Fort is located at Conksbury, on a long limestone ridge at 233m (764ft) above sea level, to the north-east of Meadow Place Grange Farm, almost half way between Fin Cop and Castle Ring. The possibility of a fort here was first suggested in the 1950s, but only confirmed after an investigation in 1989.
Enclosing a sub-rectangular area of just under 4 hectares (10 acres), the defences consist of a single rampart composed of limestone blocks, infilled with rubble. The fort is protected by a low wall to the north and south where the ground is naturally steep, whilst to the east and west the ramparts are more substantial. Today most of the defences are hidden under enclosure walls and the site is badly damaged following intensive stone robbing and years of ploughing in the area.
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