Enclosure 120m E of Oaker Coppice, Bircher Common, Croft Castle

Record ID:  70055*3 / MNA142232
Record type:  Monument
Protected Status: None Recorded
NT Property:  Croft Castle; Midlands
Civil Parish:  Croft and Yarpole; County of Herefordshire
Grid Reference:  SO 4664 6710
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Summary

Sub-rectangular earthwork 60 x 100m, 1m high, with bank and external double ditch.

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Monument Types

  • ENCLOSURE (Prehistoric - 500000 BC to 42 AD)

Description

Sub-rectangular earthwork 60 x 100m, 1m high, with bank and external double ditch.
Shown as "enclosure" on OS 1:2500 map. One of three similar monuments on Bircher Common (cf 6354101 and 7021101). The monument is similar in plan to other prehistoric/Roman enclosures in Shropshire and Hereford and Worcester (James Dinn pers comm). [1]

References

  • SNA70174 - Index: Herefordshire Council. 2024. Herefordshire Council Historic Environment Record (HER). 6360.

Designations

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Other Statuses and References

  • HER/SMR Reference (External): 6360

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