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<< Our Photo Pages >> Ramsbury Corner - Hillfort in England in Berkshire

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Tuesday, 10 July 2012  Page Views: 5085

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Ramsbury Corner
Country: England County: Berkshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Newbury  Nearest Village: Cold Ash
Map Ref: SU525696
Latitude: 51.422987N  Longitude: 1.246333W
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
 2 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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Ramsbury Corner
Ramsbury Corner submitted by Creative Commons : The picture was taken looking west from the intersection of Holly Lane and the Bucklebury road. Copyright Pam Brophy and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Berkshire

Earthworks of this small Iron Age hillfort are located NE of Cold Ash. The ramparts enclose an area of 8 acres.
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Ramsbury Corner
Ramsbury Corner submitted by Creative Commons : Ramsbury Wood on the edge of the fort. These trees are on a rise with a ditch falling away to the left and this wood is on the northern side of the fort. The picture was taken looking west. Copyright Pam Brophy and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ramsbury Corner
Ramsbury Corner submitted by Creative Commons : Ramsbury Corner – Iron-age Hillfort This is a view of the southern part of this 8 acre hillfort which once had a single defensive perimeter bank, but the ground (on plateau gravel) is now fully cultivated. The southern lip of the fort runs along the left edge of the picture, at which point the ground falls steeply away to the left. The site is located between the village of Cold Ash and ... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SU5269 : Junction at Holly Lane on Broad Lane by Oscar Taylor
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SU5269 : Holly Lane by Oscar Taylor
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SU5269 : Broad Lane by Oscar Taylor
by Oscar Taylor
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SU5269 : Ploughed Field on old fort ground by Pam Brophy
by Pam Brophy
©2005(licence)
SU5269 : Ramsbury Wood on the edge of the fort by Pam Brophy
by Pam Brophy
©2005(licence)

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