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By Sean Campbell

Hill-forts are fabulous enclosures that have been outfitted round the past due Bronze Age and Iron Age (c. 700–100 BC). there have been many designs outfitted and positions that those buildings have been positioned, and lots of interpretations as to why. there are lots of forts situated in Gloucestershire and within sight components, with a few nice earthworks nonetheless in actual fact obvious in today’s landscape.

Hill-Forts of the Cotswolds provide an in depth historical past to those monuments, reminiscent of how they have been dependent, what fabrics have been used to construct them and different defences outfitted to guard the websites. Highlighting many of the interpretations from historians as to their unique goal, hand-drawn illustrations, maps and images are utilised to provide a desirable review of the realm. It then offers an A–Z advisor to every of the thirty-four recognized enclosures within the Gloucestershire zone, with details on place, top above sea point, positioning and form, in addition to my own interpretation of every web site, and what should be noticeable while vacationing those areas.

I wish this ebook will inspire others to discover and examine extra approximately those very good monuments, and their continues to be which are nonetheless noticeable status today.

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