Does anyone know anything about this strange place? I drove through it yesterday and it really is bizarre. 240 hectares of earthworks, mainly rectangular and The Bulwarks which is a linear earthwork 2.4 km long. Pryor says it was identified as medieval in 1925, then from 1961 to 1991 it was held to be Iron Age. Now I understand the medieval view has gained acceptance. Why would medieval people want a linear earthwork that long? What are all the hundreds of banks and ditches - houses, mine shafts, gravel/peat extraction? I realise that if it is medieval, it will be well outside TMA coverage, but I just hoped that someone might have some information.
Thanks
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10th November 2003ce
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Minchinhampton Common (Earthstepper, Nov 10, 2003, 20:58)
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