<< Our Photo Pages >> Bitton Camp - Misc. Earthwork in England in Gloucestershire
Submitted by 4clydesdale7 on Friday, 07 September 2012 Page Views: 5111
Multi-periodSite Name: Bitton CampCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 1.141 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Gloucestershire Type: Misc. Earthwork
Nearest Town: Bath Nearest Village: Bitton
Map Ref: ST68276968
Latitude: 51.425233N Longitude: 2.457751W
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| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
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| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
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| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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4clydesdale7 visited on 6th Sep 2012 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 5 No evidence yet for this being a Roman Camp but the Local Authority do seem to take a lot of care of the site - nice spot
Alas and alack in 1952 a sturdy archaeologist named GC Boon shocked the members of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society when he reported that his excavations had brought nothing to light earlier than artifacts of medieval date from the site - the shape of the camp is correct - the earthworks are somewhat slight for the Romans but the position is good - the SW side has been destroyed by a farmyard and more modern building - still it is a nice pleasant stroll - could it be a 'defended' farmstead? -
Mentioned in the Transactions of BAGAS 1953 Vol 72 pp 45-48 and on the pastscape website South Gloucestershire; Bitton; 200847 - Bitton also has a nice Tollhouse (on the road to Oldland Common) and some attractive roadsigns - The White Hart gives a warm welcome
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