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The Banks and Ditches of the Hillfort - geograph.org.uk - 986555
Ramparts of the hill fort

Kimsbury hill fort, also known as Castle Godwyn, Kimsbury Camp, Painswick Beacon or Painswick hill fort is an Iron Age hill fort on Painswick Beacon near Painswick in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire England. The interior has been extensively quarried and parts are now a golf course, but much remains of the ramparts. Though there have been problems of erosion.

The hill fort has been dated to the first century BCE and is a scheduled monument. Pottery, coins and other archaeological finds have been found dating from the Iron Age through to the 3rd century CE in the Roman era.

  • Painswick hill fort - geograph.org.uk - 719683

    The ramparts with a view of Gloucester in the distance.

  • Greens inside the Hillfort - geograph.org.uk - 986402

    Part of Painswick Golf Course inside the inner rampart

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  • Kimsbury hill fort Digital Terrain Model

    3D view of the digital terrain model

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