Stokeleigh Camp
Stokeleigh Camp is an Iron Age promontory fort in Leigh Woods North Somerset near Bristol, England. The hill fort is one of three Iron Age fortifications overlooking the Avon Gorge, the others being Burgh Walls Camp south of the Nightingale Valley, of which almost no trace remains, and the other being Clifton Down Camp on the opposite side of the gorge, on Clifton Down near the Observatory.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in North Somerset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Stokeleigh Camp: a promontory fort in Leigh Woods”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Clifton Suspension Bridge and Ghyston’s Cave.
Clifton Suspension Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Gothick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Clifton Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Avon Gorge and the River Avon, linking Clifton in Bristol to Leigh Woods in North Somerset. Clifton Suspension Bridge is situated 1,800 feet southeast of Stokeleigh Camp.
Ghyston’s Cave
Cave
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
Ghyston’s Cave is situated 1,800 feet east of Stokeleigh Camp.
Mansion House, Bristol
Government office
The Mansion House is a municipal building on Clifton Down, Bristol, England. It is the official residence of the Lord Mayor of Bristol. Mansion House, Bristol is situated 2,600 feet northeast of Stokeleigh Camp.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leigh Woods and Clifton.
Leigh Woods
Village
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leigh Woods is a village in the North Somerset district of Somerset, England. It is just outside the boundary of the city and county of Bristol. The village is located to the south of Leigh Woods National Nature Reserve.
Clifton
Suburb
Photo: Rbrwr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Clifton is an inner suburb of Bristol, England, and the name of one of the city's thirty-five electoral wards. The Clifton ward also includes the areas of Cliftonwood and Hotwells.
Hotwells
Suburb
Photo: Gothick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hotwells is a neighbourhood in the English port city of Bristol. It is located to the south of and below the high ground of Clifton, and directly to the north of the Floating Harbour.
Stokeleigh Camp
- Categories: level terrain fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Long Ashton, North Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.45713° or 51° 27′ 26″ northLongitude
-2.63514° or 2° 38′ 7″ westOpen location code
9C3VF947+VWOpenStreetMap ID
way 1200922679OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q7618508
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