<< Our Photo Pages >> Blewburton Hill - Hillfort in England in Oxfordshire
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Blewburton HillCountry: England County: Oxfordshire Type: Hillfort
Map Ref: SU547862 Landranger Map Number: 174
Latitude: 51.572024N Longitude: 1.212128W
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 22nd Sep 2014 - their rating: Cond: 2 Access: 4 The defences are still visible on the western side of the hill facing Blewbury
SolarMegalith visited on 18th Feb 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Earthwork mostly interrupted by agriculture terraces.
Andy B have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.5 Access: 4
Blewburton Hill is located West from village of Aston Upthorpe. The earthwork of the hillfort is destroyed in most of the sectors, mainly by ploughing and interference of post-Iron Age terraces. The best preserved part of the earthwork is located in the Western part of the hillfort, where short sectors of both lines of ramparts survived.
The archaeological excavations uncovered traces of occupation from Neolithic period and Bronze Age, as well as later Anglo-Saxon burial ground.
Blewburton Hill is perfectly visible from the distance (both from A417 road and road from Cholsey to Aston Upthorpe). There are some public footpaths leading through the hill which allowe to visit the hillfort.
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