Jurassic Seas Beneath the Ramparts

Part of Uley Bury is a Site of Special Scientific Interest for its Cephalopod Bed, a stratum rich in rare Lower Jurassic ammonite fossils. The Iron Age warriors who built Uley Bury's ramparts were working with a material far older than themselves. The hilltop is a spur of the Cotswold escarpment, formed of thick beds of Inferior Oolitic ...