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The northern end of the eastern ramparts.

Outer rampart on the eastern side of the fort. The Cotswolds are the hills beyond.

Southern bank.

Looking south from the main part of the fort.

Southeastern corner.

The eastern rampart, looking north.

At the northeast corner of the fort.

An eroded section of the rampart reveals a stone rather than earthen construction.

Northern ramparts, with the Cotswolds hills above Winchcombe on the skyline. Belas Knap is over there somewhere.

The western ramparts, looking north.

First sight of Conderton Camp on the approach from the southwest.

Landscape context for the prominent hill viewed from Farnley Bank to the east.

Victoria Tower on the highest part of the hill.

The northeastern curve of ramparts.

The northern end of the fort.

Northwestern ramparts, looking north.

Looking WNW across the suburbs of Huddersfield.

Victoria Tower and the northwestern ramparts, looking southwest.

The view southwest towards the moors.

Looking down on the outer rampart from the inner on the southeast side of the fort.

Standing on the outer southeastern rampart with the inner rampart rising on the right.

Leckhampton Hill seen from fields to the south, east of Emma’s Grove round barrows.

The massive southwestern barrow. I got very stung getting to this one.

The smaller northeastern barrow, buried in undergrowth.

Later Neolithic fenced shrine and “processional way”, from the information board.

Depiction of the Neolithic long mound from the info board.

Looking along the eastern Iron Age rampart. The hill on the left is Churchdown (Chosen) Hill, a probable hillfort itself.

The Neolithic settlement area, looking towards the inside of the Iron Age eastern rampart.

The circular feature at the end of the Neolithic long mound.

The northern scarp slope provides natural defence.

Prominent Churchdown Hill seen from Greenway Farm on the slopes below Crickley Hill hillfort.

Approaching sunset from Leckhampton Hill.

Late spring rampart.

Looking over the northern ramparts towards Bredon Hill, near invisible on the skyline in the haze, with Cleeve Hill to the right.

The round barrow.

On the eastern edge of the fort.

Northeastern rampart.

Northeastern rampart above a steep slope.

The northern entrance, flanked by impressive earthworks.

The beautiful wooded interior of the hillfort.

The ditch or berm between the inner and outer ramparts.

Inner rampart (left), berm and outer rampart (right) on the southwestern side of the fort.

Southwestern outer rampart.

The southern entrance.

Map showing the permissive access area.

Spring ramparts.

Western ramparts. The built defences are at their strongest on this side, but had been incorporated into gardens now.

Fort interior. Credenhill Camp is visible in the distance to the left of centre.

Looking along the River Wye from the northern rampart. The prominent hill to the north is the superb Credenhill Camp hillfort.