Dodeswell, Gloucestershire: An Assessment of Earthworks at Upper Dodeswell
Author(s): Michael Fradley
In May 2007 English Heritage's Archaeological Survey and Investigation team undertook a brief field examination of a group of earthworks in Dowdeswell, Gloucestershire. Three suggested Iron Age or Romano-British enclosures in Dowdeswell have been identified since the 19th century. These monuments are represented by surviving earthworks of varying quality and completeness; all recorded as sub-rectangular in plan, with the largest example located at Lower Dowdeswell (SP 0032 1993), with the two smaller camps 300m to the S (SP 0065 1909) and 600 metres to the SW (SO 9984 11913) respectively. The interpretation of the largest earthwork was questioned in the 1970s, and was subsequently discredited as an archaeological feature. teh two examples to the south continued under their traditional interpretations as camps and were Scheduled as such. Analysis by the Inspector of Monuments for the region in 2006 has subsequently brought the eastern enclosure's interpretation into question, and subsequent field investigation by the Archaeological Survey and Investigation team has demonstrated that these earthworks are in fact the remains of a small post-medieval park. the third enclosure was confirmed as Iron Age or Romano-British.
- Report Number:
- 46/2007
- Series:
- Research Department Reports
- Pages:
- 10
- Keywords:
- Iron Age Post Medieval Roman Formal Garden / Landscape Park
