More information : [ST 5205 7193] CAMP [O.E.]. (1)
There is a small, rough circular Iron Age earthwork at Manor
Farm, Failand. A limited excavation in 1928 recovered part of a
Kimmeridge shale bracelet, and fragments of smooth, black
burnished ware, ornamented with small round depressions.
Probably connected with the traces of ancient agriculture to be
seen between it and Manor Farm. (2)
The earthwork consists of a level platform, raised above ground
level on the northern side and completely surrounded by a bank
of earth and stones. There is no visible ditch or obvious
entrance, but a narrowing of the bank on the south-west side
may indicate the position of an entrance which has been blocked.
The situation of the earthwork, on fairly high level ground, is
not defensive. It seems probable that it is an Iron Age
farmstead. There are now no certain traces of a field system
between the earthwork and Manor Farm, but the remains of a
field-system to the south and southwest of the farm and
northwest of the earthwork, may be associated. [See ST 57 SW 3]. (3)
The finds were in the U.B.S.S. Museum, Bristol but were
destroyed by bombing in the 1939-45 war. (4)
No change. Surveyed at 1/2500. (5)
Additional reference (6)
Wraxall or Failand Camp, a circular enclosure, c.50yds in diameter
with a surrounding bank of stones but no traces of a ditch visible.
A large number of flints are said to have been found in or near the
camp (7)
Additional reference (8)
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