LiDAR 1m DTM Hillshade
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LiDAR 1m DTM Hillshade
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HER: Gloucestershire 360 (None)
NMR: SP 23 SW 5 (332844)
SM: None
NGR: SP203329
X: 420370 Y: 232960 (OSGB36)
Small, almost rectangular, level terrain, univallate fort, located on gently rising land to NW of Moreton-in-Marsh and above the headwaters of River Evenlode to S. Gentle surrounding slopes. Part destroyed by road and development on W, but well-marked ditch and broad and low bank to SW, and NE of road, where prominent bank and ditch, well preserved. Encloses 0.2ha. Has slightly rounded corners bank to c. 7m in width, 0.5m high internally and 1.0m externally. Outer ditch to 5m wide and 0.3m deep . Measures c. 65m E-W externally. West and NW side destroyed by house. Entrance destroyed. No dating other than surface finds of British and Roman coins, Roman pottery and fibulae.On 1st Ed. OS map (1888).
Citizen Science: ✗
Reliability of Data: Confirmed
Reliability of Interpretation: Confirmed
X: -189771 Y: 6799163 (EPSG: 3857)
Longitude: -1.7047418223679673 Latitude: 51.994677433945526 (EPSG:4326)
Country: England; None
Current County or Unitary Authority: Gloucestershire
Historic County: Gloucestershire
Current Parish/Community/Council/Townland: Moreton-in-Marsh; Batsford
W and NW destroyed by road. which cuts through site, and development (Cricket Lodge), remainder preserved in pasture to NE of road. Bump in road purported position of former rampart.
| Extant | ✓ |
| Cropmark | ✗ |
| Likely Destroyed | ✓ |
Cricket Lodge on NW. Road.
| Woodland | ✗ |
| Commercial Forestry Plantation | ✗ |
| Parkland | ✗ |
| Pasture (Grazing) | ✓ |
| Arable | ✗ |
| Scrub/Bracken | ✗ |
| Bare Outcrop | ✗ |
| Heather/Moorland | ✗ |
| Heath | ✗ |
| Built-up | ✓ |
| Coastal Grassland | ✗ |
| Other | ✓ |
Small, almost rectangular, level terrain, univallate fort, located on gently rising land to NW of Moreton-in-Marsh and above headwaters of River Evenlode to S.
| Contour Fort | ✗ |
| Partial Contour Fort | ✗ |
| Promontory Fort | ✗ |
| Hillslope Fort | ✗ |
| Level Terrain Fort | ✓ |
| Marsh Fort | ✗ |
| Multiple Enclosure Fort | ✗ |
Flat valley floor location
| Hilltop | ✗ |
| Coastal Promontory | ✗ |
| Inland Promontory | ✗ |
| Valley Bottom | ✗ |
| Knoll/Hillock/Outcrop | ✗ |
| Ridge | ✗ |
| Cliff/Plateau-edge/Scarp | ✗ |
| Hillslope | ✗ |
| Lowland | ✓ |
| Spur | ✗ |
Dominant Topographic Feature: Gentle rise.
| North | ✗ |
| Northeast | ✗ |
| East | ✗ |
| Southeast | ✗ |
| South | ✗ |
| Southwest | ✗ |
| West | ✗ |
| Northwest | ✗ |
| Level | ✓ |
Altitude: 125.0m
Boundary Type: Parish/Townland
Iron Age to possible Roman influence as British and Roman coins, Roman pottery and fibulae possible chance finds.
Reliability: D - None
| Pre 1200BC | ✗ |
| 1200BC - 800BC | ✗ |
| 800BC - 400BC | ✗ |
| 400BC - AD50 | ✗ |
| AD50 - AD400 | ✗ |
| AD400 - AD 800 | ✗ |
| Post AD800 | ✗ |
| Unknown | ✓ |
| Pre Hillfort: | None |
| Post Hillfort: | Possible only. |
| Artefactual: | Unreliable evidence. |
On 1st Ed. OS map (1888). Aerial photograph interpretation English Heritage: Gloucestershire NMP (N Cotswolds and Forest of Dean), 2002-2006.
| 1st Identified Map Depiction (1888): | OS map. |
| Other (None): | Aerial photograph interpretation English Heritage |
British and Roman coins, Roman pottery and fibulae chance finds.
None
| None | ✓ |
| Spring | ✗ |
| Stream | ✗ |
| Pool | ✗ |
| Flush | ✗ |
| Well | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
None
| No Known Features | ✓ |
| Round Stone Structures | ✗ |
| Rectangular Stone Structures | ✗ |
| Curvilinear Platforms | ✗ |
| Other Roundhouse Evidence | ✗ |
| Pits | ✗ |
| Quarry Hollows | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
None
| No Known Excavation | ✓ |
| Pits | ✗ |
| Postholes | ✗ |
| Roundhouses | ✗ |
| Rectangular Structures | ✗ |
| Roads/Tracks | ✗ |
| Quarry Hollows | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
| Nothing Found | ✗ |
None
| No Known Geophysics | ✓ |
| Pits | ✗ |
| Roundhouses | ✗ |
| Rectangular Structures | ✗ |
| Roads/Tracks | ✗ |
| Quarry Hollows | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
| Nothing Found | ✗ |
British and Roman coins, Roman pottery and fibulae chance finds.
| No Known Finds | ✗ |
| Pottery | ✗ |
| Metal | ✓ |
| Metalworking | ✗ |
| Human Bones | ✗ |
| Animal Bones | ✗ |
| Lithics | ✗ |
| Environmental | ✗ |
| Other | ✓ |
None
| APs Not Checked | ✓ |
| None | ✗ |
| Roundhouses | ✗ |
| Rectangular Structures | ✗ |
| Pits | ✗ |
| Postholes | ✗ |
| Roads/Tracks | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
Possibly on W side, now destroyed or never existed, but conjecture only.
| 0: | None |
| 2: | None |
Guard Chambers: ✗
Chevaux de Frise: ✗
| 1. Simple Gap (West): | Possibly on W side, now destroyed or never existed, but conjecture only. |
Part destroyed by road and development on W, but well-marked ditch and broad and low bank to SW, and NE of road, where prominent bank and ditch, well preserved. With slightly rounded corners bank to c. 7m in width, 0.5m high internally and 1.0m externally. Outer ditch to 5m wide and 0.3m deep.
| Area 1: | 0.2ha. |
| Total: | 0.2ha. |
Total Footprint Area: Noneha.
None
| ✗ | None |
| ✗ | NW quadrant lost. |
| NE Quadrant: | 1 |
| SE Quadrant: | 1 |
| SW Quadrant: | 1 |
| NW Quadrant: | 0 |
| Total: | 1 |
| Partial Univallate | ✓ |
| Univallate | ✗ |
| Partial Bivallate | ✗ |
| Bivallate | ✗ |
| Partial Multivallate | ✗ |
| Multivallate | ✗ |
| Unknown | ✗ |
| Partial Univallate | ✗ |
| Univallate | ✗ |
| Partial Bivallate | ✗ |
| Bivallate | ✗ |
| Partial Multivallate | ✗ |
| Multivallate | ✗ |
None
| None | ✗ |
| Earthen Bank | ✓ |
| Stone Wall | ✗ |
| Rubble | ✗ |
| Wall-walk | ✗ |
| Evidence of Timber | ✗ |
| Vitrification | ✗ |
| Other Burning | ✗ |
| Palisade | ✗ |
| Counter Scarp Bank | ✗ |
| Berm | ✗ |
| Unfinished | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
None
| None | ✗ |
| Earthen Bank | ✗ |
| Stone Wall | ✗ |
| Murus Duplex | ✗ |
| Timber-framed | ✗ |
| Timber-laced | ✗ |
| Vitrification | ✗ |
| Other Burning | ✗ |
| Palisade | ✗ |
| Counter Scarp Bank | ✗ |
| Berm | ✗ |
| Unfinished | ✗ |
| No Known Excavation | ✓ |
| Other | ✗ |
| ✗ | None |
| ✓ | None |
Number of Ditches: 1
| ✗ | None |
Stoertz ,C. 2012. The North Cotswolds: a highlight report for the National Mapping Programme, Report No 17-2012.Centre for Archaeology.
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Lock, Gary and Ralston, Ian. 2024. Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland. Available at: https://hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk
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