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Castle Canyke Hill Fort - 28.3.2004 This 'hill fort' is best reached by a minor road that connects the A38 on the North side with 'Castle Canyke Rd' on the south side. Halfway along this lane there is a small place to park one car next to a gate with a boulder beside it. As this is now under a Countryside Stewardship Scheme there is access, via a kissing gate into the north west section of the hill fort. There were obvious signs of cattle being grazed here. The ground is gently sloping and was pretty firm (not generally boggy), so it might be something a person with mobility problems could still visit, if they can negotiate the kissing gate. The modern farm building at the crown of the hill acts like a hub of a wheel with the hill fort effectively being divided into four quarters by field walls/hedges. The best preserved section is the south west section with quite a large bank and a small ditch. The north west section (near where you come in) has quite a substantial ditch but no obvious bank. So, not much to see really, but still a nice position (with good views all around) and fortunately under good management and suffering very little from potential harm from the nearby A38 and A30.

Posted by pure joy 4th April 2004ce

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