Pottery find and suggested site of hillfort
One sherd of pottery dating to between the Iron Age and Medieval periods has been found. It has also been suggested this is the site of a hillfort, from place name evidence. It is located 750m south east of the church in Little Compton.
1 One sherd of Romano British or Medieval pottery found at Oldbury. This was entered on the Museum accession register but no grid reference was given. It is assumed that the find spot was one of the two fields called Aubrey in Little Compton.
2 W.J.Ford in his thesis suggests – ?on place name evidence – that this is the site of a hill fort.
3 Since both 1st Aubrey and 2nd Aubrey are overlooked by higher ground on two sides a hillfort is less likely than some other fortified camp. An old watercourse runs through the middle of 1st Aubrey and ridge and furrow runs in different directions on each side of it.
- For the sources of these notes, see the
- Timetrail record
- produced by the Historic Environment Record.
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