SU5172 : Grimsbury Castle – Iron-age Hillfort
near to Hermitage, West Berkshire, Great Britain
Grimsbury Castle – Iron-age Hillfort
A tangle of trees and leaves beneath which lies plateau gravel and the undulating ramparts of this iron-age hillfort Link
. The hill’s contours make the fort triangular in shape and some 8 acres in size, containing several separate enclosures protected by ramparts and ditches. Grimsbury Castle is half a mile south of the village of Hermitage. The site has not been investigated apart from trial trenching from which some dating evidence was obtained. The fort was definitely occupied between the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC (2200 years ago), and probably housed a fluctuating population of up to 250 or so over a longer period Link.
The nearest hillfort, Ramsbury Corner, is some two miles away on Bucklebury Common near Cold Ash SU5269. Other hillforts in ‘historic’ Berkshire are listed at: Link . Gallery at Link
. The hill’s contours make the fort triangular in shape and some 8 acres in size, containing several separate enclosures protected by ramparts and ditches. Grimsbury Castle is half a mile south of the village of Hermitage. The site has not been investigated apart from trial trenching from which some dating evidence was obtained. The fort was definitely occupied between the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC (2200 years ago), and probably housed a fluctuating population of up to 250 or so over a longer period Link. The nearest hillfort, Ramsbury Corner, is some two miles away on Bucklebury Common near Cold Ash SU5269. Other hillforts in ‘historic’ Berkshire are listed at: Link
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- D Gore (find more nearby)
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- Date Taken
- Monday, 16 February, 2009 (more nearby)
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- Saturday, 7 March, 2009
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- Hill fort (more nearby)
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- Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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