Remains of two Second World War coastal gun emplacements are being removed in Mundesley, sparking outrage. 1991. See full details, schedule, plans and cuttings in file.
The University of East Anglia has described it as the best-preserved hill fort in Norfolk. It had a wooden palisade and walkway and would have not been quite so smoothed by time and weather, we’re looking at deeper ditches and higher banks. Further evidence of the rich history of this village can be seen in the two large medieval churches and more famously “Warham Camp” which is an ancient Iron …
Thirty years on, I still remember all the activities we undertook, one being a trip to Wareham Camp. Required fields are marked *, www.lyndalaird.com/dans-le-noir#1 ... See MoreSee Less, Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Linked InShare by Email, This is rather irritating. In other words, the acorns were the styrofoam pellets of their day but, unlike their modern replacement, they were environmentally friendly because, once unpacked, they could be fed to pigs or planted to create the beautiful avenues and woods we see now.
[4], The fort is divided into two parts by a channel of the River Stiffkey constructed in the eighteenth century. [2] It dates to the last few centuries before the Roman invasion of Britain,[5] with evidence of post-occupation activity. In fact it sits on the edge of the River Stiffkey (pronounced Stoukey), just up off the flood plain looking out across the valley it commands some rather nice elevated views across bits of Norfolk, some of which hasn’t really changed much in two millennia, including the fort itself. Warham Camp is an Iron Age circular hill fort with a diameter of 212 metres (232 yards) near Warham, south of Wells-next-the-Sea in Norfolk. Hills aren’t that popular in Norfolk, we like our sky to go right up to the edges of everything whenever possible, but that doesn’t mean they don’t exist, if you think they don’t … 1914.
The ramparts remain after more than two thousand years. Lynda Laird is a photographic artist based in the UK working on long term bodies of work.
It has diverse herb species such as common rock-rose and squinancywort, and butterflies including the chalkhill blue.[7].
[2] It dates to the last few centuries before the Roman invasion of Britain,[3] with evidence of post-occupation activity. Warham camp is the best known and best preserved iron age hill forts in Norfolk. It’s still a beautiful and inspiring place for me. [4], Coordinates: 52°55′49″N 0°53′25″E / 52.9302°N 0.8903°E / 52.9302; 0.8903, People of the American Civil War by state, Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Norfolk, https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Warham_Camp?oldid=4017054. 1983. The fort is near the River Stiffkey, south of the village of Warham. E. … Roman sherds found. Iron Age and Roman sherds found.
Warham Camp is an Iron Age circular hill fort with a diameter of 212 metres (232 yards) near Warham, south of Wells-next-the-Sea in Norfolk. Invisible works's cover photo ... See MoreSee Less. The other odd thing, that points out how much more we care about our antiquities these days (mostly), is the way that the river Siffkey was rerouted through the lower end of the fort by a Victorian farmer, ho hum. Excavations produced Roman and Iron Age occupation.
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More larnin’ done on the internet. Warham Camp is an Iron Age circular hill fort in Norfolk, England. [1][3] It is in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is a Scheduled Monument and a 5.1-hectare (13-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest. 1981. It is in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. There is access to the site by a footpath. The indications are that the site is late iron age, with evidence of Iceni involvement, which would fit with how it just uncomfortably into Roman times.
Invisible works updated their cover photo. Apparently, Holm Oak acorns were the packing material of choice for such treasures: as the trees grew in abundance along the Mediterranean coasts, the acorns were light and cheap, and they acted like mini-shock absorbers. Sue White has done some rather excellent illustrations of how it would probably have looked which you can see by clicking here.
Hillfort with evidence for occupation of the enclosure during the Iron Age and into the Roman period, up to the 2nd century AD. When I was about 9 or 10, our school arranged for my class to spend a week at Wells Field Study Centre. Warham Camp is circular, has a diameter of 212 metres with a 3-metre-high double bank and ditch. Roman sherds found.
When the rich young people went on their Grand Tours in the 18th century (as the first Earl of Leicester did between 1712 and 1718) they would send back many valuable treasures from Italy and other European nations. Roman sherds found. It was spring and the little lane to the fort was full of the white sprays of cow parsley. 1978. Thank you for teaching me about somewhere I’ve passed by and never noticed. There is an interesting ‘theory’ as to why there are so many Holm Oaks ( Quercus Ilex) around Holkham Hall and other grand estates.
I’ll be looking harder next time.