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'''Duncorn Hill''' is a rounded hill by the [[Fosse Way]], on the limestone plateau south of [[Bath]] in [[Somerset]]. Its name is from the Celtic ''din'' for fort and ''corn'' meaning horn-shaped.<ref>{{citation |title=The Bristol region in the sub-Roman and early Anglo-Saxon periods |author=David Higgins |publisher=Historical Association |year=2006}}</ref> |
'''Duncorn Hill''' is a rounded hill with a flat top by the [[Fosse Way]], on the limestone plateau south of [[Bath]] in [[Somerset]]. It is 585 feet above [[sea level]] and is a notable landmark. Its name is from the [[Celtic]] ''din'' for fort and ''corn'' meaning horn-shaped.<ref>{{citation |title=The Bristol region in the sub-Roman and early Anglo-Saxon periods |author=David Higgins |publisher=Historical Association |year=2006}}</ref> |
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==Geology== |
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The bedrock is sedimentary [[limestone]] of the [[Great Oolite]] layer. This is typically covered with a soil layer of 5-6 inches. The soil is mostly brown or greyish brown but there are some yellow patches. The drainage on the hill is good.<ref>{{citation |journal=The Journal of the South Eastern Agricultural College |issue=41-44 |publisher=University of London |year=1938 |pages=191-195}}</ref> |
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The hill contains [[fuller's earth]] and these |
The hill contains deposits of [[fuller's earth]] and these have been analysed for their content of [[terebratulida|fossil shellfish]].<ref>{{citation |title=Variation in the Terebratulacea of the Fuller's Earth Rock |author=William Stuart Mckerrow |doi=10.1144/GSL.JGS.1953.109.01-04.06 |date=February 1953 |journal=Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society |volume=109 |pages=97-124}}</ref> |
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==History== |
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⚫ | There may have been a Bronze or Iron Age [[hill fort]] there.<ref>[http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/environmentandplanning/landandpremises/Landscape/Pages/rlarea6.aspx Field investigations]</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Geology of East Somerset and the Bristol coal-fields|year=1876|publisher=Horace Bolingbroke Woodward, Frank Rutley, Robert Etheridge|pages=126, 131, 261|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=kfe7AAAAIAAJ&q=duncorn+hill&dq=duncorn+hill&hl=en&ei=pes9Tbu3BMHKhAeV16CQCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAQ}}</ref> Field investigations on the fort were made in 1966,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.fortifiedengland.com/Home/Categories/ViewItem/tabid/61/Default.aspx?IID=1415 | title=Duncorn Hill | publisher=Fortified England | accessdate=16 January 2011}}</ref> but no evidence was found. The scarps which had been seen from the road and were thought to provide evidence of a man made structure were found to be natural geological formations. There was also no sign of the cairn or pile of stones which had been described in the 18th century.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=204516&resourceID=2 | title=Monument No. 204516 | publisher=English Heritage | work=Pastscape | accessdate=24 January 2011}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 17:44, 8 March 2011
Duncorn Hill is a rounded hill with a flat top by the Fosse Way, on the limestone plateau south of Bath in Somerset. It is 585 feet above sea level and is a notable landmark. Its name is from the Celtic din for fort and corn meaning horn-shaped.[1]
Geology
The bedrock is sedimentary limestone of the Great Oolite layer. This is typically covered with a soil layer of 5-6 inches. The soil is mostly brown or greyish brown but there are some yellow patches. The drainage on the hill is good.[2]
The hill contains deposits of fuller's earth and these have been analysed for their content of fossil shellfish.[3]
History
There may have been a Bronze or Iron Age hill fort there.[4][5] Field investigations on the fort were made in 1966,[6] but no evidence was found. The scarps which had been seen from the road and were thought to provide evidence of a man made structure were found to be natural geological formations. There was also no sign of the cairn or pile of stones which had been described in the 18th century.[7]
References
- ^ David Higgins (2006), The Bristol region in the sub-Roman and early Anglo-Saxon periods, Historical Association
- ^ The Journal of the South Eastern Agricultural College (41–44), University of London: 191–195, 1938
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(help) - ^ William Stuart Mckerrow (February 1953), "Variation in the Terebratulacea of the Fuller's Earth Rock", Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society, 109: 97–124, doi:10.1144/GSL.JGS.1953.109.01-04.06
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- ^ Geology of East Somerset and the Bristol coal-fields. Horace Bolingbroke Woodward, Frank Rutley, Robert Etheridge. 1876. pp. 126, 131, 261.
- ^ "Duncorn Hill". Fortified England. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ "Monument No. 204516". Pastscape. English Heritage. Retrieved 24 January 2011.