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Tag Archives: camps
Horn Bank, Rigton, North Yorkshire
Settlement (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – SE 2905 5035 Archaeology & History Upon the top of the old ridge where ran the ancient trackway between Rigton and Pannal, could once be found a multi-period settlement, long since gone – as … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Settlement/Enclosures, Yorkshire, North
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Brackenthwaite, Bronze Age, camps, Earthworks, enclosures, England, english heritage, Forest of Knaresborough, Harrogate, Iron Age, North Yorkshire, Pannal, prehistoric sites, Rigton, Romano-British, settlements
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Briscoe Rigg, Rigton, North Yorkshire
Settlement (destroyed): OS Grid Reference — SE 2581 5100 Archaeology & History Highlighted on the 1851 OS-map of the area as a ‘Camp’, all trace of this ancient settlement would seem to have been destroyed. It was already on its … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Settlement/Enclosures, Yorkshire, North
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Beckwithshaw, Bronze Age, camps, Earthworks, enclosures, England, english heritage, Forest of Knaresborough, Harrogate, Iron Age, North Yorkshire, Pannal, prehistoric sites, Rigton, Romano-British, settlements
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Winsbury Hill, Marksbury, Somerset
Earthworks (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – ST 6706 6307 Also Known as: Windsbury Hill Archaeology & History Apparently, all traces of the possible prehistoric camp or enclosure that were located by Edward Burrow in the 1920s, seems to have vanished. … Continue reading
Castle Hill, Culross, Fife
Hillfort: OS Grid Reference – NS 97105 89923 Getting Here Take the A907 road between Clackmannan and Comrie and, close to Bogside Farm at the roadside, but on the other side of the road where the bridge crosses a burn, … Continue reading
Posted in Fife & Kinross, Hillforts, Scotland
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, camps, Comrie, Culross, earth mysteries, enclosures, Fife, folklore, forts, heritage, Hillforts, Iron Age, Kincardine, pictish, Picts, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, traditions
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Oldfield Hill, Meltham, West Yorkshire
Enclosure: OS Grid Reference – SE 0874 1009 Getting Here From the crossroads at the centre of Meltham, near the church, take the Wessenden Head Road up out of town for about a mile. Keep your eyes peeled to right … Continue reading
Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Settlement/Enclosures, Yorkshire, West
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, camps, earth mysteries, Earthworks, enclosures, England, english heritage, heritage, Iron Age, Kirklees, Meltham, prehistoric sites, Roman, Romano-British, settlements, West Yorkshire
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Castle Hill, Little Wittenham, Oxfordshire
Hillfort: OS Grid Reference – SU 570 925 Also Known as: Sinodun Camp Wittenham Clumps Getting Here Either reach this from Dorchester’s Dyke Hills by crossing the bridge over the Thames at its southwestern side and walk thru the village … Continue reading
Posted in England (south), Hillforts, Oxfordshire
Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, Bronze Age, camps, Dorchester, dykes, Earthworks, enclosures, hill forts, Hillforts, Iron Age, Little Wittenham, neolithic, Oxfordshire, prehistoric sites, Romano-British, settlements
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Dyke Hills, Dorchester, Oxfordshire
Settlement: OS Grid Reference – SU 5735 9364 Also Known as: Dorchester Dykes Dorchester Fort Getting Here Easy to find. From Dorchester town centre, take the road at the bottom of town where the church is and walk along to … Continue reading
Martinsell Hill, Oare, Pewsey, Wiltshire
Hillfort: OS Grid Reference – SU 1764 6396 Also Known as: Martin’s Hill Archaeology & History The second highest of Wiltshire’s prehistoric camps or hillforts, Martinsell Hill was described as early as the 13th century as ‘Mattelsore’ and was known … Continue reading
Posted in England (south), Hillforts, Wiltshire
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, camps, customs, defences, Earthworks, enclosures, festivals, folklore, heritage, Hillforts, Iron Age, Kinwardstone, Marlborough, Oare, paganism, Pewsey, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, settlements, traditions, Vale of Pewsey, Wiltshire, Wootton Rivers
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Devil’s Dyke, Poynings, Sussex
Hillfort: OS Grid Reference – TQ 260 111 Also Known as: Brighton Dyke Poor Man’s Wall Getting Here Plenty of ways of approaching this huge fella! Personally, I’d take it from the steep valley immediately east and north where the … Continue reading
Posted in England (south), Hillforts, Sussex
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Brighton, Bronze Age, cailleach, camps, creation myths, devils, dykes, enclosures, english heritage, folk-lore, folklore, fortresses, forts, Fulking, giants, hilllforts, Iron Age, legends, paganism, pagans, Poynings, prehistoric sites, Romano-British, Saddlescombe, settlements, Sussex, traditions
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