Not without reason did Victorian archaeologist/historian George Witts describe this site as 'a remarkably fine Camp and one of the most perfect in the County' - it is a magnificent bastion. Although it is named after a Cromwellian massacre of Royalists in the Civil War it is far far older. It is a U shaped Promontory Fort with the open end of the U facing SE - there are steep drops on the SE and NE towards the Lake (18th Century landscaping) on the Tortworth Estate - and its defences are formidable particularly on the W side where there are three ditches and banks getting progressively deeper/high as you walk E - the outer 10ft high the middle 15ft high and the inner 20ft high - to the N there are two massive banks and ditches - on the NE, SE and S the slopes are precipitous so you are best served by visiting from Falfield along Gambril Lane over the M5 - you really must visit this site.
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