The History of Glanville's Wootton, in the County of Dorset

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Excerpt from The History of Glanville's Wootton, in the County of Dorset: Including Its Zoology and BotanyGlanville's Wootton is bounded on the south by Buckland Newton, on the west by Middlemarsh, in the parish of Minterne, on the north-west by Holnest, on the north by Haydon, on the east by Holwell, and on the south-east by Pulham. On the southern boundary of the parish is an old Roman fortification, called Dungeon. The area is above ten acres. On its being cleansed several years ago, by the late Mr. Foy of Castlehill, from the wood with which it was overgrown, human bones, antique pickaxes, sword blades, Roman coins, and other remains were dug up. It is surrounded by a single ditch and rampart, on which are situated several very large and ancient Scotch fir trees, givingit an imposing appearance from a distance.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.