Charles William Dymond
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Charles William Dymond | |
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| Born | 4 August 1832 Heavitree, Exeter |
| Died | 7 February 1915 Near Sawrey, Claife |
| Occupation | Civil engineer |
| Known for | Exploring Worlebury Camp |
Charles William Dymond (4 August 1832 – 7 February 1915) was an English civil engineer and antiquarian.
Dymond was born on 4 August 1832[1] as the oldest child of William and Frances Dymond. His father was a schoolmaster.
On 11 July 1860, Dymond married Mary Esther Wilson. They had two children, Philip William Dymond (born 26 August 1862 at Bootle) and Helen Margaret Dymond (born 23 January 1864 at Bootle).[1]
Career
Dymond was a civil engineer.[2] Dymond became a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers in 1870. He is remembered more for his antiquarian interests. From 1851 to 1852, he explored Worlebury Camp,[3] an Iron Age camp in Somerset. He also took in interest in sites in North-West England. In 1901, he excavated Swinside Stone circle together with W. G. Collingwood, which he had already surveyed in 1872,[4] and published a plan in the Journal of the British Archaeological Association.[5]
He had an interest in Welsh culture and joined the Gorsedd of Bards of the Isle of Britain in 1899 under the name Adamant
Dymond died in Near Sawrey in 1915.
