Croft Ambrey
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Croft Ambrey is a British Iron Age hill fort in northern Herefordshire close to the present day county border with South Shropshire.
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[edit] Location
Croft Ambrey is located on high ground within the Croft Castle 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.
[edit] Description
The hill fort at Croft Ambrey is triangular in layout and comprises 32 acres (130,000 m2) on high ground, a prominent and defensible site.
It was archaeologically excavated between 1960 and 1966 and has recently been surveyed and assessed by English Heritage in 2007.
[edit] Further reading
- Children, G; Nash, G (1994) Prehistoric Sites of Herefordshire Logaston Press ISBN 1873827091
[edit] External links
- Croft Ambrey at PastScape
- Croft Ambrey Monument Detail
- Croft Ambrey on the Roman-Britain website
- Croft Ambrey on English Heritage
- Photos of Croft Ambrey and surrounding area on geograph
Coordinates: 52°18′N 2°49′W / 52.3°N 2.817°W
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