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| Uley Bury Hill fort 1-Aug-2004 We entered Uley Bury Hill fort from approx ST782981. There is a bridle path here which is basically a narrow gully that leads up to the top of the hill. Due to the fact that there appears to be a gateway into the fort at or near the top of this gulley, then I assume the gully to have been made as a passageway to the fort rather than natural, which would probably make it unique. At the bottom of the gully there is medium sized dressed stones that shore up the earth banks but whether they are original work, I don't know, but they do remind me of the small visible wall found at South Cadbury Camp. As one travels up the gulley there are small irregular stones that appear as stone walling and these may be original work? As one reaches the top of this passageway/gully, you are greeted by a huge steep natural defence to the camp proper. You should note that there is a path between two artificial mounds that was probably once the gateway into the camp. The camp itself is about 30 acres in size and although it's fenced off you can still walk around the perimeter and take in the fabulous views. To the Northwest one can see Cam long down and the isolated Peaked down, which has Arthurian connections. On the Southside of Cam long down and on the top there appears to be earth defences. |
Posted by vulcan 2nd August 2004ce Edited 2nd August 2004ce
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