The westward view across the Vale of Gloucester
from the Iron Age Fort at Crickley Hill, above Cheltenham in the Cotswolds.
Crickley Hill is the most completely known hillfort in the south of England. Sited on a westward facing promontory on the Cotswold Edge, it is thought to have been originally constructed as a heavily defended settlement around 650BC. The embankment in the foreground of the picture (now part of the circular path) was part of the substantial fortifications.
Built during a period of adverse climate change, that archaeologists believe led to migration from marginal areas, increased competition for the lowlands and unrest, the fort at Crickley Hill was destroyed by fire on two separate occasions.
This is an interesting place to walk to for both its history and the fantastic views over the west of England to the Welsh hills.
Anne
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