Camp moat

Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 10 Mar 2014

The remnants of the old earthworks have softened over the years but the recent flooding has left a fair amount of water in the bottom of the ditches. It lends some effect of what it perhaps used to look like. Many eminent historians have puzzled over Margaret's Camp, but few believe it was originally part of the Battle of Tewkesbury of 1471. A fairly popular theory relates that this small moated area was part of some older manor house or farmstead. There are some straighter ditches to the west and it's thought they concern water management - something that would be necessary in this low-lying part of Gloucestershire near the River Severn! See Image] for another view.

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