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<< Our Photo Pages >> Grimsbury Castle - Hillfort in England in Berkshire

Submitted by vicky on Tuesday, 17 September 2002  Page Views: 14764

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Grimsbury Castle
Country: England County: Berkshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Newbury  Nearest Village: Curridge
Map Ref: SU512723  Landranger Map Number: 174
Latitude: 51.447381N  Longitude: 1.264639W
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.
no data 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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SolarMegalith visited on 14th Jun 2011 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Fantastic ambience of a perfectly preserved Iron Age hillfort.

custer visited on 22nd May 2011 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Nice woodland pathways through open woods very atmospheric however this does mean it is not possible to get a good overall feel for the site.



Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 4.5 Access: 4

Grimsbury Castle
Grimsbury Castle submitted by custer : The road passes through the middle of the fort. This is as it passess through the western embankment. The eastern embankment is overgrown and less obvious. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Berkshire

From SolarMegalith: a perfectly preserved Iron Age hillfort is located south from Hermitage. Grimsbury Castle is located on plateau gravel and covers area of 8 acres. The hillfort has 3 original entrances, the northen and western one are most obvious. Northern sector of the hillfort is the best preserved one, while the whole site is covered with a forest.
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Grimsbury Castle
Grimsbury Castle submitted by SolarMegalith : View alongside northern sector of the earthworks (photo taken on June 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Grimsbury Castle
Grimsbury Castle submitted by SolarMegalith : Outer bank and ditch in eastern part of Grimsbury Castle (photo taken on June 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Grimsbury Castle
Grimsbury Castle submitted by SolarMegalith : One of the three original entrances to the hillfort (photo taken on June 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Grimsbury Castle
Grimsbury Castle submitted by SolarMegalith : View from the rampart into the ditch of an Iron Age hillfort (photo taken on June 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Grimsbury Castle
Grimsbury Castle submitted by SolarMegalith : Perfectly preserved earthworks in northern sector of Grimsbury Castle - view from the NW (photo taken on June 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Grimsbury Castle
Grimsbury Castle submitted by SolarMegalith : Ditch in eastern part of the hillfort (photo taken on June 2011).

Grimsbury Castle
Grimsbury Castle submitted by SolarMegalith : Earthworks in southern part of the hillfort (photo taken on June 2011).

Grimsbury Castle
Grimsbury Castle submitted by SolarMegalith : The rampart, ditch and outer bank in northern part of Grimsbury Castle (photo taken on June 2011).

Grimsbury Castle
Grimsbury Castle submitted by custer : Northern embankment with steep slopes and open woodland.

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Street View by coldrum on Saturday, 27 March 2010
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Re: Grimsbury Castle by tatterdemalion on Saturday, 14 February 2004
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The road runs through the middle of this fort, so it's easy to get to, and there's unpaved parking and an interpretation board. The ditch and bank can be seen on the drive up - otherwise they and two entrances are a very short walk from the parking place.
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Re: Grimsbury Castle by Anonymous on Monday, 17 March 2003
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Re: Grimsbury Castle by Anonymous on Monday, 17 March 2003
Hello I live in Grimsbury castle, sorry about my noisy woofer dogs and its a great place to live.
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