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Visited 24.8.13 Marked on my map as ‘settlement’ which I would say is a more accurate description, given its location in a fairly flat area which would offer little protection to attack. You can drive all the way to the site but the road becomes rougher the closer you get. In hindsight it would have been better to park near the phone box (a little to the east) and walked up the road. ‘An electric fence’ noted Karen. ‘A wooden gate’ I replied. 60 seconds later I was checking the southern bank out whilst Karen was turning the car around. The surviving banks that I saw (southern and western) ranged from being completely ploughed out to about 2m in height. I didn’t have time to look at the condition of the other two sides of this rectangular enclosure. The banks are exposed in places and you could easily see how they were constructed of the local Cotswold stone. Not much to add really. Worth a look when in the area. Watch out for the electric fence!

Posted by CARL 27th August 2013ce

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