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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Caesar's Camp (Berkshire)Country: England County: Berkshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Bracknell Nearest Village: Easthampstead
Map Ref: SU863657 Landranger Map Number: 175
Latitude: 51.383796N Longitude: 0.761267W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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SolarMegalith visited on 27th Mar 2011 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4
graemefield visited on 1st May 1993 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3
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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.5 Ambience: 4.5 Access: 3.5
The main circuit consists of a single massive rampart bank enclosing over 10 hectares. It stands up to four metres high in places and measures up to 15 metres wide. There is a further bank and ditch along the eastern side of the monument as well as in several others at different points around the perimeter. The defences at the southern end have been altered by modern earth levelling. The entrances to the hillfort would have been located at the southern and northern ends of the hillfort. The southern entrance is believed to survive as a buried feature, and although the northern entrance survives, it is thought that this is likely to be a later in date. Roman and Romano-British coins have been found within the hillfort including a sliver coin of Cunobelin.
The remains of a sub-square redoubt have also been found within the hillfort. This is about 40m across and probably forms part of the defence line created for military exercises in 1792.
Source: Pastscape
Note: Caesar's Camp Guided walk Saturday 10th September: 1000 & 1400
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