
Cross section through rampart.
Cross section through rampart.
Note: Strange Ball Thing in Picture. Probably Lens Flare, or Ghost ;-)
Ambience cannot be captured by pictures, only a visit will reveal it’s scale and feeling.
Access Notes: This fort appears to be on Private Land. The road past the fort is public access. Park just after M-Way bridge. Walk is about a Mile on rough track. The wood is used for pheasant rearing. Try and obtain permission first, I don’t know who to ask in area.
At Cromhall, in Gloucestershire, there is a field called “Bloody Acre;” which name records a skirmish between Cromwell and the Royalists.
Notes and Queries, June 9th, 1855.
When in doubt, you may blame any of the following: Cromwell, The Romans, fairies, Danes, giants, The Devil, or (in moments of desperation) the Phoenicians.
Facts and figures courtesy of Archsearch and the South Gloucestershire SMR.