Figsbury Ring

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Figsbury Ring by Maigheach-gheal as part of the Geograph project.

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Figsbury Ring

Image: © Maigheach-gheal Taken: 25 Jun 2009

The hill fort covers some 15.5 acres with original entrances to the east and west. The fort has a single rampart, up to 4m high. A ditch in the interior is clearly unfinished and may have provided material for the rampart.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.104367
Longitude
-1.733575