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<< Our Photo Pages >> Whelpley Hill - Hillfort in England in Buckinghamshire

Submitted by coldrum on Saturday, 20 November 2010  Page Views: 3421
England Site Name: Whelpley Hill
Country: England County: Buckinghamshire Type: Hillfort

Map Ref: SP99680397
Latitude: 51.725599N  Longitude: 0.558223W
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
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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
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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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Whelpley Hill submitted by Andy B
Whelpley Hill The visible and buried remains of a slight univallate hillfort located on a broad plateau in the Chiltern Hills. The hillfort is roughly circular in plan with the interior measuring 120m north west-south east by 100m south west-north east.

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SP9903 : Probable Iron Age or medieval defended enclosure by Tom Presland
by Tom Presland
©2010(licence)		SP9904 : Coronation Hall, Whelpley Hill by Rob Farrow
by Rob Farrow
©2006(licence)		SP9903 : The White Hart, Whelpley Hill by Rob Farrow
by Rob Farrow
©2006(licence)		SP9904 : Duck Pond, Whelpley Hill by Rob Farrow
by Rob Farrow
©2006(licence)		SP9904 : The chapel, Whelpley Hill by Rob Farrow
by Rob Farrow
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