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| I approached this fort from the disused quarry on Coombe Valley Road to the west of the fort. Possibly not the best way as it involves scrambling up sheer cliffs and over a fence. It was obvious others had come this way though, and it did give me the feeling of being an invading Roman (which I quickly shook off, with a shudder!). If you carry on further up Coombe Valley Road there are footpaths for a gentler approach. It's a cute, roughly triangular little enclosure of about 4 hectares and was protected by a single ditch and a rampart of limestone slabs, obtained from quarry ditches inside the fort. There is an entrance on the South East side and many hut circles were discovered inside the ramparts that suggest the site was intensively occupied around 450BC. I am just going to have a peek over the western ramparts and then get back to my bike. This fort looks cool from a distance, and the view down the valley must have reminded the occupants that this was a land worth defending. There are some barrows within the ramparts also, but I know nothing about them. This post appears as part of the weblog entry Prehistoric Bike Rides 1 (Dorset - Chalbury and Came Wood)
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Posted by danielspaniel9th June 2005ce Edited 9th June 2005ce
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