Croft Ambrey
Encyclopedia
Croft Ambrey is a British Iron Age
hill fort
in northern Herefordshire
close to the present day county border with South Shropshire
.
estate, the nearest villages are Yarpole
, Aymestrey
, Yatton
and Mortimer's Cross
. Leominster
lies to the south and Leintwardine
to the north.
The Mortimer Trail
waymarked long distance footpath passes adjacent to the site.
It was archaeologically excavated between 1960 and 1966 and has recently been surveyed
and assessed
by English Heritage
in 2007.
British Iron Age
The British Iron Age is a conventional name used in the archaeology of Great Britain, referring to the prehistoric and protohistoric phases of the Iron-Age culture of the main island and the smaller islands, typically excluding prehistoric Ireland, and which had an independent Iron Age culture of...
hill fort
Hill fort
A hill fort is a type of earthworks used as a fortified refuge or defended settlement, located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage. They are typically European and of the Bronze and Iron Ages. Some were used in the post-Roman period...
in northern Herefordshire
Herefordshire
Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
close to the present day county border with South Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
.
Location
Croft Ambrey is located on high ground within the Croft CastleCroft Castle
Croft Castle is a manor house and associated buildings near the village of Yarpole in Herefordshire, England some to the north-west of Leominster .-11th century origin:...
estate, the nearest villages are Yarpole
Yarpole
Yarpole is a small village in rural north Herefordshire, England located between Leominster and Ludlow, Shropshire.St Leonard's church chancel was restored by Sir George Gilbert Scott in 1864....
, Aymestrey
Aymestrey
Aymestrey is a village in north-western Herefordshire, England.- Location :It is located on the A4110 road, about 7 miles north-west of Leominster and 8 miles south-west of the historic market town of Ludlow, in south Shropshire...
, Yatton
Yatton, Herefordshire
-Geography:The village is located at , about north-west of Leominster and south-west of Ludlow. It is just off the A4110 road. The countryside around is particularly quiet, scenic, varied and contains plenty of wildlife such as buzzards.-About the village:...
and Mortimer's Cross
Mortimer's Cross
Mortimer's Cross can refer to:*Battle of Mortimer's Cross*The title of a children's book by Joan Aiken...
. Leominster
Leominster
Leominster is a market town in Herefordshire, England, located approximately north of the city of Hereford and south of Ludlow, at...
lies to the south and Leintwardine
Leintwardine
Leintwardine is a large village and civil parish in north Herefordshire, England, close to the border with Shropshire.- Roman Leintwardine :...
to the north.
The Mortimer Trail
Mortimer Trail
Mortimer Trail is a waymarked long distance footpath and recreational walk in the counties of Shropshire and Herefordshire in England.- The route :...
waymarked long distance footpath passes adjacent to the site.
Description
The hill fort at Croft Ambrey is triangular in layout and comprises 32 acres (129,499.5 m²) on high ground, a prominent and defensible site.It was archaeologically excavated between 1960 and 1966 and has recently been surveyed
Surveying
See Also: Public Land Survey SystemSurveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, and science of accurately determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional position of points and the distances and angles between them...
and assessed
Archaeological field survey
Archaeological field survey is the method by which archaeologists search for archaeological sites and collect information about the location, distribution and organization of past human cultures across a large area...
by English Heritage
English Heritage
English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
in 2007.
Further reading
- Children, G; Nash, G (1994) Prehistoric Sites of Herefordshire Logaston Press ISBN 1873827091