Burgh Walls Camp

Iron Age hillfort in Somerset, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Burgh Walls Camp is a multivallate Iron Age hill fort in the North Somerset district of Somerset, England. The hill fort is situated within Leigh Woods approximately 1.6 miles (2.6 km) north-east from the village of Long Ashton near Bristol, above the banks of the River Avon.[1] The hillfort has some alternative names such as Bower Walls Camp, Burwalls, or Bowre Walls.

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Burgh Walls Camp
Bower Walls Camp, Burwalls, or Bowre Walls
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Location of Burgh Walls Camp in Somerset
LocationLeigh Woods, Somerset, England
Coordinates51°27′07″N 2°37′46″W
BuiltIron Age
Reference no.198387[1]
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Burgh Walls Camp is one of three Iron Age fortifications overlooking the Avon Gorge, the others being Stokeleigh Camp and Clifton Camp on the opposite side of the gorge, on Clifton Down near the Observatory.[2]

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