Hillforts and the Durotriges : a geophysical survey of Iron Age Dorset / Dave Stewart, Miles Russell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stewart, Dave, author.

Russell, Miles, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fortification, Prehistoric--England--Dorset.

Fortification, Prehistoric.

Geophysics in archaeology.

Dorset (England)--Antiquities.

Dorset (England).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (188 pages)

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : Archaeopress, [2018]

Summary:

This volume sets out the results of a detailed programme of non-intrusive geophysical survey conducted across hillforts of Dorset (UK), generating detailed subsurface maps of archaeological features, in the hope of better resolving the phasing, form and internal structure of these iconic sites.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Title Page

Copyright Page

List of Figures

1. Introduction: The Durotriges Project

Miles Russell and Paul Cheetham

2. Defining Hillforts in Dorset

Dave Stewart and Miles Russell

3. A History of Dorset Hillfort Investigation

John Gale

4. The Survey

Dave Stewart

4.01 Abbotsbury

The Site

Results (Figures 4.01.5 and 4.01.6)

Interpretation

4.02 Badbury Rings

Results (Figure 4.02.5 and 4.02.6)

4.03 Banbury

Interpretation (Figure 4.03.5)

Results (Figure 4.03.4)

4.04 Bulbury

Results (Figures 4.04.3 and 4.04.4)

4.05 Buzbury

Results (Figures 4.05.4 and 4.05.5)

4.06 Chalbury

Results (Figure 4.06.6)

4.07 Chilcombe

4.08 Coney's Castle

Results (Figure 4.08.7)

4.09 Dungeon Hill

Results (Figures 4.09.5 and 4.09.6)

4.10 Eggardon

Results (Figure 4.10.5)

4.11 Flowers Barrow

Results (Figures 4.11.5 and 4.11.6)

4.12 Hambledon Hill

Results (Figure 4.12.12)

4.13 Hod Hill

Results (Figure 4.13.14)

4.14 Lambert's Castle

Results (Figures 4.14.4 and 4.14.5)

4.15 Maiden Castle

Results (Figure 4.15.7)

4.16 Nettlecombe Tout

Results (Figures 4.16.4 and 4.16.5)

4.17 North Poorton

Results (Figures 4.17.5 and 4.17.6)

4.18 Pilsdon Pen

Results (Figures 4.18.4 and 4.18.5)

4.19 Poundbury

Results (Figures 4.19.5 and 4.19.6).

Interpretation

4.20 Rawlsbury

Results (Figures 4.20.5 and 4.20.6)

4.21 Spettisbury

Results (Figures 4.21.8 and 4.21.9)

Location, location, location

5. Understanding Hillforts: What Geophysical Survey is Teaching Us

Habitation

Subsequent Use

Afterword

6. Once Upon a Hill: Uncoupling the Durotriges

Miles Russell

Maiden Castle

Spettisbury

Hod Hill

Conclusions

References

Acknowledgements

Cover

Figure 1.01. The Later Iron Age tribes of Southern Britain (Justin Russell)

Figure 1.02. Durotrigian 'Four Branch' silver stater: ABC 2166 (© Chris Rudd www.celticcoins.com)

Figure 1.03. Durotrigian 'Cranborne Chase' silver stater: ABC 2157 (© Chris Rudd www.celticcoins.com)

Figure 1.04. A formal, Durotrigian style contracted burial dating to the early 1st century AD from the Durotriges 'Big Dig' excavation at Winterborne Kingston (Miles Russell)

Figure 1.05. A formal, Durotrigian style crouched burial dating to the early 1st century AD from the Durotriges 'Big Dig' excavation at Winterborne Kingston (Miles Russell)

Figure 1.06. An Early Iron Age banjo enclosure at Sixpenny Handley, Cranborne Chase, Dorset, showing as a crop mark in 2017 (Jo and Sue Crane)

Figure 1.07. Maiden Castle hillfort looking north (Jo and Sue Crane)

Figure 2.01. Badbury Rings hillfort today (Miles Russell)

Figure 2.02. Hambledon Hill looking south-west (Jo and Sue Crane)

Figure 2.03. Hambledon Hill: the south-eastern ramparts, looking west (Miles Russell)

Figure 2.04. Hambledon Hill: the southern rampart circuit, looking east (Miles Russell)

Figure 2.05. Hambledon Hill: the eastern rampart circuit looking north-east (Miles Russell)

Figure 3.01. Maiden Castle hillfort today (Miles Russell).

Figure 3.02. Maiden Castle: the north-eastern rampart circuit, looking south-east (Miles Russell)

Figure 3.03. Maiden Castle: the ditch of the Early Iron Age hillfort under excavation in 1936 (courtesy of the Society of Antiquaries of London and Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society)

Figure 3.04. Maiden Castle: the inner rampart of the expanded hillfort under excavation in 1935 (© the Society of Antiquaries of London and Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society)

Figure 3.05. Chalbury hillfort looking west (Jo and Sue Crane)

Figure 3.06. Chalbury: the large roundhouse excavated in 1939, redrawn from Whitley 1943 (Justin Russell)

Figure 3.07. Eggardon Hill: the south-eastern circuit of the hillfort looking west (Dave Stewart)

Figure 3.08. Pilsdon Pen: the area of the 1964 - 71 excavations looking north-east (Jo and Sue Crane)

Figure 3.09. Pilsdon Pen: plan of the excavated huts and other features. Redrawn from Gelling 1977 (Justin Russell)

Figure 3.10. Maiden Castle: a stone-walled roundhouse under excavation in 1935 (© the Society of Antiquaries of London and Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society)

Figure 3.11. Maiden Castle: a roundhouse in the south-west corner of Maiden Castle during excavation in 1986 (© Niall Sharples. Data provided by the Archaeology Data Service York: ID 102)

Figure 3.12. Maiden Castle: a four-post structure in the south-western corner of Maiden Castle during excavation in 1986 (© Niall Sharples. Data provided by the Archaeology Data Service York: ID 1472)

Figure 3.13. Maiden Castle: a series of grain storage pits under excavation in 1935 (© the Society of Antiquaries of London and Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society).

Figure 3.14. Maiden Castle: a stone-lined storage pit under excavation in 1935 (© the Society of Antiquaries of London and Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society)

Figure 4.01.1. Abbotsbury Castle hillfort looking north-east (Jo and Sue Crane)

Figure 4.01.2. Plan of Abbotsbury Castle hillfort, redrawn from RCHME 1952 (Justin Russell)

Figure 4.01.3. View from Abbotsbury Castle looking south-west to Chesil Beach and Portland (Dave Stewart)

Figure 4.01.4. Abbotsbury Castle: the low bank of limestone blocks looking north (Dave Stewart)

Figure 4.01.5. Abbotsbury Castle: magnetometry reference shade plot (Dave Stewart)

Figure 4.01.6. Abbotsbury Castle: magnetometry interpretation (Dave Stewart)

Figure 4.02.1. Badbury Rings hillfort looking north-west (Jo and Sue Crane)

Figure 4.02.2. Plan of Badbury Rings hillfort, redrawn from RCHME 1975 (Justin Russell)

Figure 4.02.3. Badbury Rings looking north-west (Miles Russell)

Figure 4.02.4. Badbury Rings: visitors processing along the top of the inner north-eastern rampart circuit close to the eastern entrance (Miles Russell)

Figure 4.02.5. Badbury Rings: magnetometry reference shade plot (Dave Stewart)

Figure 4.02.6. Badbury Rings: magnetometry interpretation (Dave Stewart)

Figure 4.02.7. Badbury Rings: resistivity plot

Figure 4.03.1. Banbury hillfort looking south-west (Jo and Sue Crane)

Figure 4.03.2. The view from Banbury looking north-west to the Stour valley (Dave Stewart)

Figure 4.03.3. Plan of Banbury hillfort, redrawn from RCHME 1970 (Justin Russell)

Figure 4.03.4. Banbury: magnetometry reference shade plot (Dave Stewart)

Figure 4.03.5. Banbury: magnetometry interpretation (Dave Stewart)

Figure 4.04.1. Bulbury hillfort looking east (Jo and Sue Crane)

Figure 4.04.2. Plan of Bulbury hillfort, redrawn from RCHME 1970 (Justin Russell).

Figure 4.04.3. Bulbury: magnetometry reference shade plot (Dave Stewart)

Figure 4.04.4. Bulbury: magnetometry interpretation (Dave Stewart)

Figure 4.05.1. Buzbury Rings hillfort looking north-east (Jo and Sue Crane)

Figure 4.05.2. Plan of Buzbury Rings hillfort, redrawn from RCHME 1972 (Justin Russell)

Figure 4.05.3. The view from Buzbury Rings looking east to the golf course (Dave Stewart)

Figure 4.05.4. Buzbury Rings: magnetometry reference shade plot (Dave Stewart)

Figure 4.05.5. Buzbury Rings: magnetometry interpretation (Dave Stewart)

Figure 4.06.1. Chalbury hillfort looking east (Jo and Sue Crane)

Figure 4.06.2. Plan of Chalbury hillfort, redrawn from RCHME 1972 (Justin Russell)

Figure 4.06.3. The view from Chalbury looking south-west to Weymouth Bay and Portland (Dave Stewart)

Figure 4.06.4. The view from Chalbury looking south-east (Dave Stewart)

Figure 4.06.5. The view from Chalbury looking north-east (Dave Stewart)

Figure 4.06.6. The view from Chalbury looking north-west (Dave Stewart)

Figure 4.06.7. The view from Chalbury to the earthworks and lynchets to the west (Dave Stewart)

Figure 4.06.8. Chalbury: magnetometry reference shade plot (Dave Stewart)

Figure 4.06.10. Chalbury: magnetometry interpretation (Dave Stewart)

Figure 4.06.9. Chalbury: a lidar plot of the hillfort (contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0)

Figure 4.07.1. Chilcombe hillfort looking east (Jo and Sue Crane)

Figure 4.07.2. The view from Chilcombe west towards Shipton Hill (Dave Stewart)

Figure 4.07.3. Plan of Chilcombe hillfort, redrawn from RCHME 1952 (Justin Russell)

Figure 4.07.4. Chilcombe: magnetometry reference shade plot (Dave Stewart)

Figure 4.07.5. Chilcombe: magnetometry interpretation (Dave Stewart).

Figure 4.08.1. Coney's Castle hillfort looking north (Jo and Sue Crane).

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781784917166

1784917168

OCLC:

1255234816