Kimsbury Hill Fort

Kimsbury Hill Fort
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Also known as: Castle Godwin, Kimsbery, Kimsbury Camp, Kimsbury Castle, Kimsbury Hill, Kingsbarrow Castle, Painswick Beacon, Painswick Hill (or Kimsbury) camp

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 [1]. The interior has been extensively quarried and parts are now a golf course, but much remains of the ramparts [1]. The hill fort has been dated to the first century BCE and is a scheduled monument [1]. Pottery, coins and other archaeological finds have been found dating from the Iron Age through to the 3rd century CE in the Roman era [1].

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TypeFortress/citadel
Period500 BC - 1 AD
CountryEngland
Coordinates51.8076° N, 2.1909° W

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