BLIDWORTH CAMP. 



A HISTORY OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 



HILL FORTRESSES 



[CLASS B] 



BLIDWORTH. The Blidworth Camp is situated ij miles north-west of 



Blidworth village and 3 miles 

 south-east of Mansfield, above 

 a little rivulet called the Rain- 

 worth Water, a tributary of the 

 River Maun. 



Major Rooke, writing in 

 1788, says, 'The remains of 

 this camp is on a hill within 

 3 miles of Mansfield. On part 

 of the north and north-west 

 sides of the camp the ditch 

 and vallum appear perfect.' 

 From C to B, a length of 1 27 yds. 

 is a double vallum with an inter- 

 mediate fosse ; but from B 

 towards the south the entrench- 

 ments widen and branch into a 

 double vallum, each with its 

 fosse. From B the defences 

 curve to the south for 140 yds., 



where the ditches are obliterated, but the ramparts appear to have continued 



up the rising ground. The vallum and fosse on the southern and eastern sides 



have been destroyed, 



owing to the hill 



having been enclosed 



and cultivated. 



On the north 



side the ground slopes 



down to a morass 



some 90 ft. wide, 



through which runs 



the Rai n w o r t h 



Water. 



Close to the 



vallum on the north- 

 west are two tumuli 



105 ft. apart. 



EAST RETFORD. 



Castle Hill, on 



the boundary of this 



parish and that of 



Grove, is 2 miles 



east - south - east of 



Retford and 6 miles 



south of Gringley on 



the Hill. 



CASTLE HILL, EAST RETFORD. 

 294. 



SCAtE OF FEET 



IOO 2OO 



300 



