Secret Forest of Dean
Secret Forest of Dean Gloucestershire's majestic Forest of Dean lies within a triangle between the River Severn on its east side and the famous Wye Valley on its west. In the medieval period, the…
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Secret Forest of Dean
Gloucestershire's majestic Forest of Dean lies within a triangle between the River Severn on its east side and the famous Wye Valley on its west. In the medieval period, the Forest was used mainly as a royal hunting ground. Evidence of the first humans here is provided by the presence of megalithic standing stones from the Bronze Age; several hillforts survive from the Iron Age; and there are numerous signs of Roman occupation as they set about exploiting the area's natural reserves, iron-smelting and coal mining.
It was in this century, too, that the district became the setting for military activity and conflict during Civil War. By the seventeenth century, however, it was primarily used to provide timber for the ships of the Royal Navy. From the eighteenth century, coal mining grew rapidly, providing employment for many.
For most of the district's inhabitants, however, the Forest was
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