A gap in the earthworks

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A gap in the earthworks

Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 7 Feb 2018

This is Bury Hill fort's entrance from the east. The site seems to have been used in two or three main eras: excavations have produced materials from the palaeolithic, indicating the earliest occupation; later finds include Iron Age and late Roman.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.509483
Longitude
-2.501823