Burgh Walls Camp
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| Burgh Walls Camp | |
|---|---|
| Bower Walls Camp, Burwalls, or Bowre Walls | |
  Location of Burgh Walls Camp in Somerset | |
| Location | Leigh Woods, Somerset, England |
| Coordinates | 51°27′07″N 2°37′46″W / 51.45194°N 2.62944°W |
| Built | Iron Age |
| Reference no. | 198387[1] |
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.
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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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Burgh Walls Camp". National Monuments Record. English Heritage. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- ^ Morgan, C. Lloyd. "Notes on the Clifton, Burwalls and Stokeleigh Camps" (PDF). Clifton Antiquarian Club. Retrieved 12 February 2017.