Grimsbury Hill Fort
Grimsbury Hill Fort is an archaeological site in Hermitage, West Berkshire, England. Grimsbury Hill Fort is situated nearby to the historic building Grimsbury Castle, as well as near the forest Fence Wood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grimsbury Castle and Holy Trinity.
Grimsbury Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grimsbury Castle is an Iron Age "multiple enclosure" Hill Fort comprising a large circular encampment on a high hill. It is within Grimsbury Wood, between Cold Ash and Hermitage, in the county of Berkshire. Grimsbury Castle is situated 460 feet southeast of Grimsbury Hill Fort.
Holy Trinity
Church
Photo: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holy Trinity is a church, which is situated 2,700 feet northwest of Grimsbury Hill Fort.
Downe House School
School
Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Downe House School is a private girls' boarding and day school in Cold Ash near Newbury, Berkshire, for girls aged 11–18. Entrance is selective, and the school has an enrollment of 559. Downe House School is situated 3,900 feet southwest of Grimsbury Hill Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hermitage and Oare.
Hermitage
Village
Hermitage is a village and civil parish, near Newbury, in the English county of Berkshire. The civil parish is made up of a number of settlements: Hermitage village, Little Hungerford and Wellhouse.
Oare
Hamlet
Photo: Michael Ford, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oare is a small village in the civil parish of Chieveley in the English county of Berkshire.
Curridge
Hamlet
Curridge is a village in the civil parish of Chieveley in the English county of Berkshire.
Grimsbury Hill Fort
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Hermitage, West Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.44711° or 51° 26′ 50″ northLongitude
-1.2655° or 1° 15′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C3WCPWM+RQOpenStreetMap ID
way 355767532OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Grimsbury Castle and Grimsbury Hill Fort - Secondary fortifications.
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