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Caesar's Camp (Sandy)

Hillfort

<b>Caesar's Camp (Sandy)</b>Posted by juameiImage © © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015.
Nearest Town:Biggleswade (4km SSE)
OS Ref (GB):   TL180492 / Sheet: 153
Latitude:52° 7' 40.87" N
Longitude:   0° 16' 33.59" W

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<b>Caesar's Camp (Sandy)</b>Posted by juamei

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This Iron Age hill fort fills perches on the Greensand ridge that crosses the county here. Most of the hillside is wooded, but you can see some ditches. There is a monumental vista (for this part of the world - it's all relative) and you can sit on the sandy rabbit-nibbled turf, mull things over and watch the intercities thunder by on the main line north. Best on a sunny day maybe.

With regard to the name - obviously it's traditionally associated with the Romans, which in a way is unsurprising because several Roman villas have been found fairly locally.
Rhiannon Posted by Rhiannon
27th March 2002ce
Edited 9th August 2010ce