Galley Hill Iron Age hillfort

Galley Hill Iron Age hillfort is an archaeological site in Sandy, Central Bedfordshire, England. Galley Hill Iron Age hillfort is situated nearby to the nature reserve The Lodge RSPB reserve, as well as near Plantation Pond.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Lodge RSPB reserve and Sandy railway station.

The Lodge RSPB reserve

Nature reserve

Photo: Bogbumper, CC BY-SA 3.0.

RSPB The Lodge is a nature reserve run by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, named after the building there, The Lodge, which is the organisation's headquarters. It is located south-east of the town of Sandy, Bedfordshire, in England.

Sandy railway station

Railway station

Photo: Tom, CC BY 2.0.

Sandy railway station serves the town of Sandy in Bedfordshire, England. It is on the East Coast Main Line, about 44 miles from London King's Cross. Sandy is managed by Great Northern but all train services are operated by Thameslink. Sandy railway station is situated 3,900 feet northwest of Galley Hill Iron Age hillfort.

Church of St Swithun, Sandy

Church

Photo: St Swithun’s VC Lower School, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Swithun, Sandy is situated 1 mile northwest of Galley Hill Iron Age hillfort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lower Caldecote and Beeston.

Lower Caldecote

Hamlet

Lower Caldecote is a hamlet in the civil parish of Northill and part of the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. The county town of Bedford is 7.5 miles to the west.

Beeston

Village

Photo: Robert Lacey, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Beeston is a village in the civil parish of Sandy in Central Bedfordshire, ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. The village lies about half a mile south of Sandy, north of Biggleswade and east of Bedford.

Sandy

Town

Photo: Orangeaurochs, Public domain.

Sandy is a town and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, England. It lies 8 miles to the east of Bedford, 18 miles to the south west of Cambridge and 43 miles north of Central London.

Galley Hill Iron Age hillfort

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Sandy, Central Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.11611° or 52° 6′ 58″ north

Longitude

-0.2709° or 0° 16′ 15″ west

Open location code

9C4X4P8H+CJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 47397606

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Plantation Pond and Manor Farm - Damsel Lake.

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