Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester Iron Age and Romano-British Monuments in the Gloucestershire Cotswolds. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1976.
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'Chalford', in Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester Iron Age and Romano-British Monuments in the Gloucestershire Cotswolds, (London, 1976) pp. 23. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/ancient-glos/p23 [accessed 19 April 2024]
CHALFORD
Buckland. (1) Hill-fort on Burhill.
(8 miles W. of Cirencester)
(1) Mound, possibly Roman (SO 89560384), N. of Middle Hill Farm, was totally carted away in 1866; original accounts refer to the find-place as 'Bisley Common'. Finds included: six Roman altars, four of them to Mars and two small ones uninscribed, a 2nd-century coin, Roman pottery, bones and 'unctuous animal matter'. Surviving objects are in Stroud Museum.
TBGAS, V (1880–1), II, 39; 60 (1938), 297. Toynbee (1964), 154. Further information from Mr. L. J. Walrond.