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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'Nympsfield', in Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester Iron Age and Romano-British Monuments in the Gloucestershire Cotswolds, (London, 1976) pp. 91. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/ancient-glos/p91 [accessed 23 April 2024]
NYMPSFIELD
(14 miles w. of Cirencester)
A multivallate hill-fort at one time supposed to exist at Owlpen (SO 800000) cannot be confirmed. A substantial bank of unknown date with slight ditches on either side, described in 1926, (fn. 1) still survives, but a slight bank which extended at right angles from the N.W. end of this feature to the edge of a steep scarp is no longer seen. Ridges and hollows immediately S.E. of the surviving bank are of natural origin. Romano-British pottery is said to have been found near Field Farm (ST 812994). (fn. 2) Pottery was also found in Nympsfield long barrow (see Frocester).