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Ablington Camp Hillfort |
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Adlestrop Hill Long Barrow |
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Avening Burial Chambers Burial Chamber |
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Avenis Long Barrow Long Barrow |
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Bagendon Earthworks Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork |
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Barnsley Wold Barrow Round Barrow(s) |
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Batsford Camp Enclosure |
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Beckbury Hillfort |
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Belas Knap Long Barrow |
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Bespidge Wood Camp
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
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Birdlip Camp Hillfort |
Blackenbury Camp
Hillfort
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Bourton on the Hill Long Barrow |
Bown Hill
Long Barrow
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Boy's Grove Round Barrow(s) |
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Broadfield Farm Round Barrow(s) |
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Buckholt Wood Long Barrow |
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The Buckstone Rocking Stone |
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Buck's Head Barrow Round Barrow(s) |
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The Bulwarks Dyke |
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Burhill Farm Hillfort |
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16 posts
The Camp Long Barrow |
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Camp Hill (Aylburton) Hillfort |
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Castle Hill Wood Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork |
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Chad Well Sacred Well |
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Churchdown Hill Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork |
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Clearwell Caves Ancient Mine / Quarry |
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3 sites Cleeve Hill Sacred Hill |
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The Clump Long Barrow |
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Coberley Long Barrow |
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Cold Aston Long Barrow |
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Cold Slad On Crickley Hill Causewayed Enclosure |
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Combend Farm Round Barrow(s) |
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Condicote Henge Henge |
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Cow Common Barrow Cemetery |
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Crippets Long Barrow Long Barrow |
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The Devil's Chimney Natural Rock Feature |
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Dixton Hill Hillfort |
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Dowdeswell Hillfort Hillfort |
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Emma's Grove Round Barrow(s) |
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Erves Leasowe Long Barrow (Destroyed) |
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Eyford Long Barrow |
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Eyford Park Round Barrow(s) |
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Farmcote Round Barrow(s) |
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Farmington Round Barrow(s) |
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Farmington Long Barrow |
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Ganborough Long Barrow |
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Gatcombe Lodge Long Barrow |
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The Giant's Stone Long Barrow |
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Hailes Wood Camp Hillfort |
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Hampnett barrows Barrow Cemetery |
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Hangman's Stone, Hampnett Holed Stone |
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Haresdown Barn Round Barrow(s) |
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Haresfield Camp Hillfort |
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Hazleton Long Barrows Long Barrow |
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Hetty Pegler's Tump Long Barrow |
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High Brotheridge Camp Hillfort |
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The Hoar Stone Long Barrow |
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Honeycombe Farm Long Barrow Long Barrow |
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The Horestone Standing Stone / Menhir |
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The Horestone (Rodborough) Standing Stone / Menhir |
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Inlands Plantation Round Barrow(s) |
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Lad Barrow Long Barrow |
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1 site Lamborough Banks Long Barrow |
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Lancaut Promontory Fort |
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Lechmore Long Barrow Long Barrow |
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Lechmore Round Barrows Round Barrow(s) |
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Leckhampton Camp Hillfort |
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Leckhampton Hill Hillfort |
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Lineover Long Barrow |
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Lodge Park Long Barrow |
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The Longstone of Minchinhampton Standing Stone / Menhir |
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Long Stone Standing Stone / Menhir |
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Lower Swell Long Barrow |
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Manor Farm Round Barrow(s) |
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Money Tump Round Barrow(s) |
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Nan Tow's Tump Round Barrow(s) |
Nash End Farm round barrows (Bisley)
Round Barrow(s)
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Naunton Barrow Round Barrow(s) |
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Norbury Camp (Farmington) Hillfort |
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Norbury Camp (Upper Coberley) Hillfort |
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Norn's Tump Long Barrow |
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Notgrove Long Barrow |
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1 site Nottingham Hill Hillfort |
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Nympsfield Long Barrow Long Barrow |
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Oak Piece Long Barrow |
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Oldfield Wood Long Barrow |
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Oldwalls Farm Long Barrow |
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The Oven Round Barrow(s) |
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Oxenton Hill Camp Hillfort |
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Painswick Hill Hillfort |
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Park Wood Farm Round Barrow(s) |
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Pegler's Knob, Donnington Round Barrow(s) |
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Pole's Wood South Long Barrow |
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Randwick Long Barrow Long Barrow |
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Saintbury Barrow Round Barrow(s) |
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Salmonsbury Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork |
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Sezincote Round Barrow(s) |
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Sezincote Warren Round Barrow(s) |
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Shawswell Farm Long Barrow |
Shenberrow Hill Camp
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
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Snowshill Barrow Cemetery |
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Soldier's Grave Round Cairn |
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Stumps Cross Round Barrow(s) |
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St Paul's Epistle Round Barrow(s) |
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Swell Hill Farm Round Barrow(s) |
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Swell Wold Round Barrow Round Barrow(s) |
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Symonds Hall Farm Long Barrow |
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Tar Barrows Round Barrow(s) |
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Througham Long Barrow Long Barrow |
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The Tibblestone Standing Stone / Menhir |
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The Tinglestone Long Barrow |
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The Toots Long Barrow |
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Towbury Hill Hillfort |
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Trewsbury Hillfort |
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The Tump Round Barrow(s) |
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Tump Belt Round Barrow(s) |
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1 site The Twizzle Stone Standing Stone / Menhir |
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Uley Bury Camp Hillfort |
Upper Hyde Farm
Round Barrow(s)
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Upper Swell Long Barrow |
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Wagborough Bush Round Barrow(s) |
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The Warren Hillfort |
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Welshbury Hillfort |
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Westwood Long Barrow Long Barrow |
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West Barrow Long Barrow |
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West Tump Long Barrow |
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Whitfield's Tump Long Barrow |
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Whittlestone Standing Stone / Menhir |
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Wibdon Broadstone Standing Stone / Menhir |
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Willersey Camp Hillfort |
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Willersey Long Barrow Long Barrow |
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Windmill Tump Long Barrow |
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Wins Barrow Round Barrow(s) |
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Woodleaze long barrow Long Barrow |
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Wood Farm Round Barrow(s) |
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Wyck Beacon Round Barrow(s) |
Sites of disputed antiquity:
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Battledown Camp Hillfort |
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Tabitha's Well Sacred Well |
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Cinderbury Iron Age Village Opens This WeekendA new attraction which offers visitors the chance to experience life as an Iron Age villager opens this weekend. The Cinderbury settlement near Coleford in the Forest of Dean, includes several roundhouses, an iron smelting furnace, pottery kiln and clay-domed bread oven... continues... |
Posted by Rhiannon6th July 2005ce Edited 30th March 2006ce |
Iron Age remains found at castleA team of university archaeologists has uncovered the remains of an Iron Age settlement in the grounds of a Gloucestershire castle. The group, from the University of Bristol, found fragments of human bones and prehistoric flint tools in the gardens of Berkeley castle... continues... |
Posted by Jane7th June 2005ce Edited 14th February 2006ce |
Iron Age Holiday Village PlannedMore at www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk Holidaymakers will be able to spend a week living in the Iron Age at a new tourist attraction being planned in the Forest of Dean... continues... |
Posted by Rhiannon 21st January 2004ce Edited 30th March 2006ce |
Save Gloucester Archaeology UnitRESCUE - The British Archaeological Trust Gloucester Archaeology Unit is threatened with closure. Gloucester City council are currently considering a number of ways to save money for next year, and the Archaeology Unit is a prime target... continues... |
Posted by phil 8th December 2003ce Edited 15th February 2006ce |
Stroud Horestone rediscovered by amateur historianhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/england/newsid_1670000/1670707.stm An amateur historian has found a lost standing stone in his own "back garden" - 18 months after beginning a search for it... continues... |
Posted by RiotGibbon 28th November 2001ce Edited 14th February 2006ce |
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There are two round barrows here (you'll have to look carefully though, as they are less than half a metre high), set close to the crest of a hill, and they were found to conceal some interesting burials. The smr record on 'Magic' says:One of these barrows was partially excavated in 1847, when eight skeletons were found, lying in seven stone-lined graves arranged in a circle around the circumference of the mound. One of the skeletons was accompanied by a spearhead. Three feet below the top of the mound was another skeleton. Finds from the barrow included about 30 yellow glass and amber beads, several iron spearheads, a shield boss, a saucer-brooch, the decorative plates from three brooches, silver earrings and a bronze ring. The site was re examined in 1869 by Playne, who claimed that the centre portion of the barrow was undisturbed,This doesn't really enlighten us as to when the burials were made? It sounds rather like reuse of a bronze-age barrow? |
Posted by Rhiannon 21st December 2005ce Edited 14th February 2006ce |
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Cup-marked stones from the Gloucestershire CotswoldsA .pdf file detailing four cup marked stones. By A. Marshall From the Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society 1986, Vol. 104, 220-225 Courtesy of the University of Gloucestershire website. |
Posted by Hob20th January 2007ce Edited 26th February 2011ce |
BBC News Magazine: Testing your metalWhat's it like living in an Iron Age village? How did they keep warm and make tools? Did they live more rewarding lives? A re-created Iron Age village [at Cinderbury] allows visitors to stay and find out. |
Posted by Kammer24th April 2006ce Edited 24th April 2006ce |
George Witts: Archaeological Handbook of GloucesterBill Thayer has put the text of this Victorian antiquarian's book onto the internet. In places he has kindly linked back to this site. Though I don't think George Witts himself thought of this. [With thanks to Bill Thayer himself for updating this link]. |
Posted by Rhiannon 11th November 2003ce Edited 26th February 2011ce |
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Battledown Camp (Hillfort) — Fieldnotes |
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Visited 5.5.12 Saw this on the map and just had to try to check it out. The Hillfort is in the eastern suburbs of Cheltenham in the Charlton Kings district. This is another of those Hillfort which is slowly but surely being swallowed up by housing. Taking the minor road north off the very busy A40 we tried to access the site from the north. However we were met by private housing with various ‘Private Road – no access’ signs. At least the Hillfort is being recognised in some of the road signs – ‘The Camp’ and ‘Battledown’. No way in from this direction. We then drove around to the south of the site which is more rural and looks a more likely access point. There is no public access across the fields but from the road I could see a row of trees in the distance which I suspect is where you would find what remains of the defences? We were heading home as Karen had to get to work so I didn’t have time to try to cross the field for a closer look – maybe next time? E.H. has nothing to report on this site. |
Posted by CARL 14th May 2012ce |
The Ring, Cleeve Hill (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) — Fieldnotes |
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Visited 5.5.12 Access to Cleeve Hill is very easy and there are many footpaths which lead all over the site – particularly as there is a golf course over most of it! We parked in the lay by next to the telephone box on the B4632 although there is also a smaller parking area directly opposite. Much to Karen’s frustration the toilets shown on the O/S map is now closed! The lower slopes were covered in sheep and lambs and a dog was running around in a ‘playful’ mood. Although it meant no harm it was obviously worrying the sheep. As I walked up through the sheep an irate farmer came over thinking the dog was mine – which wasn’t helped when the dog ran straight over to me as if we were the best of friends! I think the farmer believed me when the dog eventually ran off into the distance! I carried on to the top of the hill (short but steep) and headed for the obelisk which has one on those metal diagrams on top which points out the various places in the distance. (You have to walk around a golfing green to reach it – hole 13 I think?) I then had a look at the Dyke before heading for the ‘Ring’. There were quite a few golfers about and although golf isn’t my thing I have to admit it is a great place to play golf. The views across to Wales are stunning – you can see for miles. (Although I am sure the wind causes havoc with the golf handicap!) As well as the golf course and its associated bunkers etc an awful lot of quarrying has taken place here in the past. I found the ‘lumps and bumps’ made it difficult to be sure I found the ‘Ring’. I had a photo with me and I know I was in the right area so I am pretty sure I found it but if I did, it isn’t much to write home about. It consists of little more than shallow earthen banks. If you weren’t looking for it specifically you would never know it was here. Although the ‘Ring’ was a disappointment it was more than made up for by that view – wow! I was planning to visit the Hillfort but time was against me and I headed back to the car. On the way down the hill I spotted an information board near one of the quarry sites. It gave information on the geological make up of the hill – types of rock to look out for etc. I can’t comment on the preservation of the Hillfort as I didn’t see it but there isn’t a lot to see of the other sites to be honest. However, the views are so fantastic I would recommend a visit for that alone. Just one warning – watch out for flying golf balls! |
Posted by CARL 14th May 2012ce |
Cleeve Common cross dyke — Fieldnotes |
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Visited 5.5.12 I was a bit disappointed by this. I was expecting a sort of Offa’s Dyke type construction but the section I saw was not much more than a shallow ditch. I think my expectation levels were a bit high! (At least I didn’t get hit by a golf ball) |
Posted by CARL 11th May 2012ce |
Nottingham Hill (Hillfort) — Fieldnotes |
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Visited 5.5.12 Access to the site is very easy (for a Hillfort!). Just north of Woodmancote via a minor road off the B4632. There is a free parking area a short walk to the south of the Hillfort and a public access track takes you right through the middle of the site. However, when I visited this track was extremely muddy so be warned. Karen Stayed in the car park with the sleeping Sophie while myself and Dafydd walked up the track. Dafydd was doing his usual ‘faffing’ so I walked on ahead. I soon reached the ditch and bank at the southern end of the Hillfort and was pleasantly surprised to see the ramparts still standing to a height of about 2.5m. This section of the Hillfort is covered in trees although the interior is open grass. At this point I heard the cry ‘Dad – help!’ I looked around to see Dafydd stood in the middle of the track up to his ankles in mud. ‘Come on’ said I - ‘I can’t’ said Dafydd. ‘Why not?’ I asked? - ‘I can’t move, I’m stuck!’ came the reply. I walked back down the track and luckily had his plastic sword I had just bought. I was able to reach over and pull him out without getting covered in mud myself! This is a good place to visit but unless we are in a drought – bring your wellies! |
Posted by CARL 11th May 2012ce |
Belas Knap (Long Barrow) — Images (click to view fullsize) |
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Posted by baza10th May 2012ce |
Avening Burial Chambers — Images |
    
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