Backwell hill fort overview
Modern name(s) Backwell hill fort
Region Europe
Section British Isles
Latitude 51.40947912 N suggest info
Longitude 2.73109473 W
Status Confirmation for location pending
Info In 1933, Backwell Camp, an Iron Age hill fort, was discovered. Two of its three sides were protected by a ditch and a bank, with the outside of the bank on the edge of the cliffs upon which the fort was built. However, by 1956, quarrying had almost completely destroyed the site.
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51.409479, -2.731095 === 51.409479 N, 2.731095 W === 51° 24' 34.1" N, 2° 43' 51.9" W
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Brent Knoll Camp, circa 22.8 km (14.2 mi) south-west
Blacker's Hill, circa 23 km (14.3 mi) south-east
Maesbury Castle, circa 24 km (14.9 mi) south-east
Aquae Sulis, Bath, circa 25.9 km (16.1 mi) east
Isca Augusta, Isca Silurum, Caerleon, circa 27.4 km (17 mi) north-west
Bathampton Camp, circa 28.2 km (17.5 mi) east
Burrium, Usk, circa 34.9 km (21.7 mi) north-west
Athelney hill fort, King Alfred's Monument, circa 41.5 km (25.8 mi) south-west
Uleybury, circa 42.5 km (26.4 mi) north-east
Cadbury Castle, circa 45.1 km (28 mi) south-east
Broomfield Camp, circa 45.4 km (28.2 mi) south-west
Woodchester, circa 49.2 km (30.6 mi) north-east
Bat's Castle, circa 56.6 km (35.1 mi) west
Black Ball Camp, circa 56.7 km (35.2 mi) west
Silbury hill, circa 60.6 km (37.6 mi) east
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Database ID 29427, created 5 Jul 2014, 07:22, Last changed 5 Jul 2014, 07:22