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<< Our Photo Pages >> Lyneham Camp - Hillfort in England in Oxfordshire

Submitted by ral on Tuesday, 03 December 2002  Page Views: 10547

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Lyneham Camp
Country: England County: Oxfordshire Type: Hillfort

Map Ref: SP299214  Landranger Map Number: 164
Latitude: 51.890358N  Longitude: 1.56694W
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.
 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.
 4 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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Lyneham Camp
Lyneham Camp submitted by h_fenton : Lyneham Camp, Oxfordshire. Photographed from the North-East. Kite Aerial Photograph 22 May 2010 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Oxfordshire. Overgrown and looks like a quarry more than a hill fort. The position begs the question why pick such an bad position defence wise when there are better ones nearby. I suspect it is not a fort and has other significance.

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Lyneham Camp
Lyneham Camp submitted by h_fenton : The bank on the the north eastern side of Lyneham Camp (The Roundabout) has recently been cleared of trees and scrub (previously it was pretty impenetrable). Using some ranging poles (not in this photo) to guage the height of the bank - in the foreground area of this photo the bank stands to a height of 1.2metres from the interior and 2.1 metres from the exterior ground levels. Photo ta... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SP2921 : The Roundabout by Michael Dibb
by Michael Dibb
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SP2921 : Country junction [2] by Michael Dibb
by Michael Dibb
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SP2921 : Four miles to Chippy by Michael Dibb
by Michael Dibb
©2011(licence)
SP2921 : Country junction [1] by Michael Dibb
by Michael Dibb
©2011(licence)
SP2921 : Burford Road at the end of Pudlicote Lane by David Howard
by David Howard
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Re: Lyneham Camp by Ral on Wednesday, 05 May 2004
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Overgrown and looks like a quarry more than a hill fort. The position begs the question why pick such an bad position defence wise when there are better ones nearby. I suspect it is not a fort and has other significance.
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