Welshbury hillfort

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Earthworks onlybanks, ditches and platforms — read the ground, not walls

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Welshbury hillfort is one of five hillforts the Albion Guide charts in Gloucestershire. The nearest railway station is Lydney, 14.3 km to the south.

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