WOOLASTON RALLY

[DEADLOCK]

70 acres of stubble

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Lovely area

[mrstonytrees]

Hi Deadlock,

Does the rally actually start at 7:30am or are they meeting there from that time to start at 9:30am? I only need to know to sort out feeding of animals etc.

cheers

Helena

[mrstonytrees]

Anyone thinking of going may want to read about the Bronze Age gold hoard found in Woolaston:

http://www.prehistoricsociety.org/files/PAST_78_for_web.pdf

[dingdong]

Very interesting read Mrs Tonytrees,thank you very much for that.👍

[DEADLOCK]

Anyone thinking of going may want to read about the Bronze Age gold hoard found in Woolaston:

http://www.prehistoricsociety.org/files/PAST_78_for_web.pdf

No meet for bacon and coffee then quick word of area then off to the fields

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Places available

[Darkman]

Can you add me to the list please Kelvin Dark

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Done kelvin

[rimmer47]

Could u put my name down please

[deusdoes]

Please remove my name as i have to be somewhere else now

[DEADLOCK]

Cheers deusdoes  for letting me no,  rimmer47done

[DEADLOCK]

alun heres a bit of history for saturdays dig site#
Terry
 
 
The main road through Woolaston runs from Gloucester to Chepstow and follows the course of the Roman road from Gloucester to Caerleon for much of its route and has been in use at least since the 10th century. The crossing at the Piccadilly brook and the Black brook at Twyford were recorded in 956. South-west of Brookend the Roman road is believed to have diverged northward past Gumstalls and the church before rejoining the modern road north-east of Stroat. A hoard of 250 Roman coins from AD 313 to AD 346 was discovered near High Woolaston  1887-8.
 
There are two roman villas within a mile and a half of the dig site
 
 
 
 
 
Grange Pill, Woolaston (ST593982) - This site can be split into two areas both of which have strong implications for maritime Dean. The first is the Chesters Roman villa which is a large villa complex, possibly with military links, situated some 750m north-east of Grange Pill, close to a small silted pill that flows into the Severn at Guscar Rocks.
Evidence indicates that there were two phases of continuous occupation, the first dating to the mid 2nd century, with the second commencing after c.320 A.D. and lasting until the end of the Roman period.
A thick dereliction layer separated these and this may hint at the villa having been attacked from the sea for there was known Irish raiding in the estuary in the early 4th century.
Maritime links for this villa are strongly suggested by a structure whose function was interpreted as a lighthouse (probably built to guide incoming craft along a safe channel between Guscar Rocks) and also large quantities of bloomery slag (a waste product of iron smelting) around the edge of the pill, which appeared to have been used as hardcore for a trackway to the villa and also for a hard for shipping.
The second area at this site is that of Woolaston Quay. This quay consists of two large and separate timber and stone structures (essentially an upper and lower quay) discovered in the intertidal zone of Grange Pill in 1985. Archaeological investigation has revealed that the upper quay was built in the mid 12th century and then the lower quay added in the early 13th century. The quays were probably built to serve the shipping needs of the manor of Woolaston which at the time was owned by Tintern Abbey (the remains of a monastic chapel are present at nearby Woolaston Grange) and they formed a substantial structure that remained in use until sometime in the mid 17th century, when they were apparently damaged beyond repair, most probably by a violent storm.
One of the most important aspects of this site for Dean is that despite being in use for 500 years, the two quays were not recorded in any documentary sources, which means that other similar waterfront structures may exist elsewhere in Dean but are at present unknown.
Source - Riverine Dean - The Maritime & Waterfront Archaeology of the Forest of Dean by John Putley
 
A hoard of about 250 Roman coins dated 313-346 AD was discovered under a stone at High Woolaston in 1887. It was only reported in 1895 when then in the possession of a family living near Chepstow.

[JBM]

To add to your data listing. Iam getting  Roman 15, Anglo Saxon 1, bronze Age 1, medieval 9, Post medieval 2,  within a 3 mile radius of the Woolaston.

The rest is up to lady luck.

See you folks at about 7.30am for breakfast roll and coffee.    Jerry.

[Custard]

Okay, you've persuaded me to get up early! Please add me.
Custard