William Hiley Bathurst Roman Antiquities at Lydney Park, Gloucestershire

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Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The road which now cuts through the mound at the north end has not the appearance of an ancient entrance. This bill was long known popularly by the name of the Dwarfs' Hill, from the notion that the buildings were the work of fairies, always supposed to be a diminutive people. When the estate was purchased by Mr. Benj. Bathurst in 1723, all this part was overgrown with bushes, but there were walls remaining about three feet above the ground, particularly in a part called the Dwarfs' Chapel: where this was situated is not now known. Many large coins and other antiquities were then found and the mother Of Mrs. T. Bathurst was fond of scratching on the surface and employing little girls to pick up any ancient articles she met with, many Of which she is said to have sent to a friend in London. At that time, about 1770, the walls were not half so high as in the time of Mr. B. Bathurst.