Burgh Walls Camp

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LocationLeigh Woods, Somerset, England
Coordinates51°27′07″N 2°37′46″W / 51.45194°N 2.62944°W / 51.45194; -2.62944
Burgh Walls Camp
Bower Walls Camp, Burwalls, or Bowre Walls
Burgh Walls Camp is located in Somerset
Burgh Walls Camp
Location of Burgh Walls Camp in Somerset
LocationLeigh Woods, Somerset, England
Coordinates51°27′07″N 2°37′46″W / 51.45194°N 2.62944°W / 51.45194; -2.62944
BuiltIron Age
Reference no.198387[1]

Burgh Walls Camp is a multivallate Iron Age hill fort in the North Somerset district of Somerset, England. The hill fort is situated within Leigh Woods approximately 1.6 miles (2.6 km) north-east from the village of Long Ashton near Bristol, above the banks of the River Avon.[1] The hillfort has some alternative names such as Bower Walls Camp, Burwalls, or Bowre Walls.

Burgh Walls Camp is one of three Iron Age fortifications overlooking the Avon Gorge, the others being Stokeleigh Camp and Clifton Camp on the opposite side of the gorge, on Clifton Down near the Observatory.[2]

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