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King's Weston Hill

City of Bristol, England ยท Atlas EN4045

Location

Atlas number
EN4045 (4045)
Country
England
Current county or unitary authority
City of Bristol
Historic county
Gloucestershire
National Grid reference
ST54967787
Latitude
51.49792
Longitude
-2.65025
Altitude
91 m

Form and condition

Type
partial contour fort
Condition
Extant
Morphology
univallate
Complete rampart circuit
Yes
Number of ramparts
1
Number of ditches
1
Possible original entrances
0
Breaks through the ramparts
0
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank
Also recorded
ditches

Landscape

Topographic position
ridge
Aspect
northeast
Land use
woodland and pasture

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
Excavation (1966)

Identifiers

HER
City of Bristol 1748M
National record
record ST 57 NE
Wikidata
Q31108980

Sources

References

  1. Godman, C. 1972. King's Weston Hill, Bristol. Its prehistoric camps and inhumation cemetery, Proc Univ Bristol Speleol Soc, 13(1), 41-48.
  2. Tratman, E.K. 1923. First Report on Kings Weston Hill, Bristol, Proc Univ Bristol Speleol Soc, 2(1), 76-82.