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<< Text Pages >> Lowbury Hill Camp - Ancient Temple in England in Oxfordshire

Submitted by Andy B on Friday, 03 February 2023  Page Views: 2353

Multi-periodSite Name: Lowbury Hill Camp
Country: England County: Oxfordshire Type: Ancient Temple
 Nearest Village: Aston Upthorpe
Map Ref: SU5400082250
Latitude: 51.536578N  Longitude: 1.222832W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 1 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 2 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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The rectangular enclosure on Lowbury Hill, Aston Upthorpe, with sides measuring c. 141-4ft. E-W and c. 180ft. N-S, was excavated in 1913-14 by D. Atkinson, the earthen bank being found to cover the debris of a collapsed wall. There was never a ditch and the only entrance was in the centre of the east side.

There was no evidence of a road leading in. The finds of pottery and coins (758 Roman), Brooches etc. show
two periods of occupation, the first starting before 400 B.C.
and lasting till about the end of the 1st c. A.D. The second
period begins probably during the reign of Domitian [81-96] or
Trajan [98-117] and lasted till at least 400 A.D. The enclosure
wall, built about 200 A.D., revealed a foundation burial
(female skeleton), under its SW. corner.

Source: HE
https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=237755&resourceID=19191

Also claimed as a sacred grove and has a large Early Medieval burial mound.
A man was buried there in the late 7th century, next to the old Roman Temple.
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Archaeology of Lowbury Hill talk + Art Exhibition, Sun 12th Feb, Goring Village Hall by Andy B on Friday, 03 February 2023
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Oxfordshire Museum Service write: Our Curator of Archaeology and Summer Courts
are repeating their lecture on some of the #archaeology of Lowbury Hill, accompanied by an art exhibition with the support of Oxon Libraries and the Friends of Goring Library. The art will include Anna Dillon and Hedley Thorne

https://twitter.com/OxMuseumService/status/1621463674807324679
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Artefacts help explain mystery of ancient hill by Andy B on Friday, 03 February 2023
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ROMAN artefacts have gone on display in Goring for a month as part of a series of events exploring the mysteries of Lowbury Hill.

The hill, which is a few kilometres west of the town, is home to a series of archaeological remains, including ancient burial sites.

Some of the artefacts found there are on display in Goring library until November 24. They are on loan from the Oxfordshire Museums Service.

The library is also displaying a painting entitled Lowbury by local artist Anna Dillon which depicts the hill with its ancient marks.

The events will also include talks by archaeologist Dr Ed Caswell, hill walks and children’s activities.

There is a trail for children to follow around Goring where shops have placed parts of an ancient inscription, along with a typical Roman pot, in their windows.

The artefacts, which are not normally on public display, were unearthed during digs in in 1935 and 1995.

They are part of a larger investigation into the area after the remains of a man and woman were found buried there.

The man was buried with the customary armour and goods, while the woman was buried on her back with no furnishings in a manner reminiscent of late Roman burial rites.

Angie Bolton, curator of archaeology for Oxford Museums, said the two largest remains on the hill were a Roman period enclosure and an Anglo-Saxon burial mound.

She said: “Roman activity at the site began during the first century AD and activity continued until the early fifth century AD.

“The enclosure visible today as a raised square earthwork was built at some point during the second century AD.

“This enclosure has been interpreted as a farmstead, cattle pen, military camp, villa and, most recently, a Romano-Celtic temple.

“The two early medieval burials from the site suggest that activity at Lowbury Hill resumed during the mid-sixth century AD.”

Source: https://www.henleystandard.co.uk/news/goring/175867/artefacts-help-explain-mystery-of-ancient-hill.html
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Re: Lowbury Hill Camp by Andy B on Friday, 03 February 2023
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On Lowbury Hill, on the border between Aston Upthorpe and Aldworth, there is a big Saxon burial mound.
A man was buried there in the late 7th century, next to an old Roman Temple.
The burial mound and the ruined temple became so well known that the hill was named after them. Lowbury means 'Burial Mound by the Enclosure (of the Temple)'.

Source: http://www.berkshirehistory.com/kids/lowbury_barrow.html

Lowbury Hill: An artificial grove?

'Lowbury Hill in Oxfordshire, England, has long been regarded as the site of a probable Romano-British temple. The summit of the hill is occupied by several earthworks, including a rectangular enclosure and a round barrow. The site was excavated in 1913-14, when the bank and interior were investigated.

Further work has recently been carried out, including a geophysical survey and a limited excavation programme. One of the most interesting features discovered in this new investigation is the presence of a series of shallow, irregular scoops in the chalk, filled with dark, loamy soil, which have been interpreted as tree holes. These seem to have formed part of the primary demarcation of the sacred enclosure, and appear to represent deliberately planted trees.

This activity perhaps took place in the first century AD. The inference is that the first construction was replaced in the second century AD by an enclosing wall: inside there was probably a simple temple building; associated with it were a group of spears (including a deliberately bent one), coins and other finds indicative of sacred use.

But the first phase may have comprised a deliberately planted holy grove. One further discovery of possible relevance is the burial of a woman whose face had been mutilated, though it is uncertain to which phase this body belongs.'

Miranda J Green
1997
Source: https://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/9401/lowbury_hill_camp.html
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