2008

SU5172 : Grimsbury Castle

taken 16 years ago, near to Hermitage, West Berkshire, England

This is 1 of 2 images, with title Grimsbury Castle in this square
Grimsbury Castle
Grimsbury Castle
The castle is difficult to discern being in thick woodland, but this is a section of the double bank and moat around the outside. It is an iron age hill fort; yes it is on a hill that would have commanding views were it not for the trees! However, it was occupied and renamed by the Saxons in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD. Grim is an alternative name for their god Woden.
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Category: Hill fort
This photo is linked from: Galleries: · Iron-Age Hillforts Automatic Clusters: · Grimsbury Castle Hill Fort [7] · Iron Age Hill Fort [3] Title Clusters: · Grimsbury Castle [2] ·
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SU5172, 42 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Graham Horn   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 22 September, 2008   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 23 September, 2008
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 512 722 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:26.7885N 1:15.8188W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 512 721
View Direction
North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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