Kings Weston Hill

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Kings Weston Hill (grid reference ST556781) is a hill in the north of Bristol, England. It forms a ridge about 1 mile (1.6 km) long, extending from Henbury to Shirehampton and separating Lawrence Weston to the north from Coombe Dingle to the south. The hill is a public open space managed as part of the Blaise Castle Estate. It takes its name from the settlement of Kings Weston, now absorbed into Lawrence Weston.

PeriodsIron Age
Locationnear Henbury
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Kings Weston Hill
Picture of lumps on the side of a hill
King's Weston hill fort
Kings Weston Hill is located in Bristol
Kings Weston Hill
Location within Bristol
51°30′1.93″N 2°38′25.14″W
TypeHill fort
PeriodsIron Age
Locationnear Henbury
RegionBristol, England
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At the eastern end of Kings Weston Hill is the site of an Iron Age hill fort, which is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.[1]

The hill is located between Kings Weston House to the southwest, and Blaise Castle to the northeast, and the hill is also the site of a tower for television broadcasting.

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