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Monument Number 336381
Hob Uid: 336381
Location : Oxfordshire Vale of White Horse Wytham
Grid Ref : SP4600008000
Summary : Alleged Saxon fortification and alleged site of Saxon Nunnery. no visible traces on the ground. The area has been extensively quarried.
More information : The top of Wytham Hill is said to have been fortified by Offa in his war with Renwulf, circa 780. According to tradition, a body of nuns who had been translated here from Helenstow,near Abingdon, after the death of Cilla (circa 700), but were dispersed circa 780 and the nunnery was never restored. (1) There are no visible indications of an earthwork on the top of Wytham Hill. The whole area has been extensively quarried. (2)

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Monument Period Name : Early Medieval
Display Date : Extant
Monument End Date : 780
Monument Start Date : 700
Monument Type : Nunnery, Ringwork
Evidence : Conjectural Evidence, Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Number : SP 40 NE 40
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1963-06-25
End Date : 1963-06-25

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 336381