<< Our Photo Pages >> Hardwell Camp - Hillfort in England in Oxfordshire
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Hardwell Camp Alternative Name: Hardwell CastleCountry: England County: Oxfordshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Swindon Nearest Village: Compton Beauchamp
Map Ref: SU2876686671
Latitude: 51.578173N Longitude: 1.586276W
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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SimonBlackmore visited on 30th Jun 2020 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 2 Access: 4 Tree cover makes it difficult to appreciate
Fir_Clump_Kid visited on 28th Sep 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4 Road access is now restricted by padlocked gate with fencing to keep game in. Access possible from Knighton Hill at various points but lots of area is pheasant reserve with fencing etc.
SolarMegalith visited on 26th Feb 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 3 Access: 3.67
To reach Hardwell Camp you need to follow the road from Ashbury - just after the junction with a road to Compton Beauchamp you will see the forest hiding the hillfort on your right.
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