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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Nettlecombe ToutCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 1.1 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Dorset Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Nearest Town: Puddletown Nearest Village: Mappowder
Map Ref: ST737032
Latitude: 50.827734N Longitude: 2.374783W
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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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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3 | Ordinary |
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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 |
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Access This fort is high in the "Hardy Country" part of Dorset, half a kilometre to the west of the Dorsetshire Gap*. The area is criss-crossed with footpaths and bridleways, and the most direct access is along the bridleway from the hamlet of Folly to the Dorsetshire Gap. An agricultural water tower stands on the summit of the hill, and from here the (partly overgrown) rampart of the hillfort is obvious, about 200m to the north.
Note: *The nearby Dorsetshire Gap is an intersection of five ancient trackways, linking the trails of the Ridgeway with the drove roads to the north. It is about as remote a spot as you will find in Dorset, and bizarrely has a visitors book that you can sign.
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