In 1929, previous to the Western Morning News report shown in the post above, Dorothy Lidell's excavation of Hembury Hillfort was announced on p3 of the Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Exploration Society, Vol 1, Part 1. The following two pages featured an account of the hillfort by Gertrude MacAlpine Woods as well as a larger, clearer version of the plan from A. Hadrian Allcroft's 'Earthwork of England. #HemburyFort #Honiton #Hillforts #Earthworks #Archaeology #HillfortsWednesday

On p85 of A. Hadrian Allcroft's book Earthwork of England: Prehistoric, Roman, Saxon, Danish, Norman, and Mediæval (Macmillan, 1908) is a plan of Hembury Fort near Honiton in Devon. Tipped into my copy was this clipping from The Western Morning News, 27th July 1930, regarding early successes resulting from Dorothy Lidell's excavation of the hillfort which ran from 1930 to 1935. #HemburyFort #Honiton #Hillforts #Earthworks #Archaeology #HillfortsWednesday