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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Danesfield Camp
Country: England County: Buckinghamshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Marlow  Nearest Village: Hurley
Map Ref: SU81768440
Latitude: 51.552574N  Longitude: 0.822171W
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.
 3 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
 4

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SolarMegalith visited on 1st Feb 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 2 Access: 4 Surrounded by buildings and fences limiting access to the site, the earthwork is in decent condition though.

Danesfield Camp
Danesfield Camp submitted by SolarMegalith : Ditch between internal and external rampart in the northern part of the Iron Age hillfort (photo taken on February 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Buckinghamshire. The prehistoric hillfort known as Danesfield Camp, or Danes Ditches, occupies a broad chalk outcrop from the Chiltern plateau on the north bank of the River Thames, approximately 1km to the north east of the village of Medmenham. The site offers a clear vantage point onto the river, and wide views across the flood plain into Berkshire.

The hillfort is roughly rectangular in plan, measuring approximately 300m east to west by 250m north to south, and was originally enclosed by ramparts on three sides. The fourth side was defined by a natural chalk cliff rising some 30m from the level of the river.

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Danesfield Camp
Danesfield Camp submitted by SolarMegalith : Top part of the earthwork in the eastern sector of the hillfort (photo taken on February 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Danesfield Camp
Danesfield Camp submitted by SolarMegalith : The rampart and the ditch in the SE part of the Iron Age hillfort - view from the SW (photo taken on February 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Danesfield Camp
Danesfield Camp submitted by SolarMegalith : Internal rampart of the hillfort and ditch in it's Northern sector. Infortunately, the site lacks ambience, as buildings and a carpark are very close (photo taken on February 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Danesfield Camp
Danesfield Camp submitted by SolarMegalith : Ditch in the eastern part of the hillfort - view from the south (photo taken on February 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Danesfield Camp
Danesfield Camp submitted by SolarMegalith : Ditch between internal and external rampart - view from the west (photo taken on February 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Danesfield Camp
Danesfield Camp submitted by SolarMegalith : View from the eastern part of the internal rampart into the ditch - view from the south (photo taken on February 2011).

Danesfield Camp
Danesfield Camp submitted by SolarMegalith : Northern part of the internal rampart - view from the NE (photo taken on February 2011).

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