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The Churchyard
Hob Uid: 106353
Location : County of Herefordshire Lingen
Grid Ref : SO3724068100
Summary : The remains of a ringwork and bailey, known locally as The Churchyard. The mound has a diameter of about 125 feet at the top, and it rises at most about 11.5 feet above the surrounding ditch. There are traces of a bank. It is surrounded by a dry ditch except on the north, where there is a deep gully and a stream. Scheduled.
More information : (SO 3724 6810) Mound (NR). (1) Mound,locally known as the Churchyard, is roughly circular with traces of a bank. It is surrounded by a dry ditch except on the N, where there is a deep gully and a stream. It is approached by a slanting causeway on the S, and on the E are traces of what may have been a small outer enclosure. The mound has a diameter of about 125ft at the top, and it rises at most about 11 1/2ft above the surrounding ditch. (2) SO 372681. A weak ringwork, with bailey, known as The Churchyard. (3) As described, except that the slanting causeway on the south is no longer traceable, and the outer enclosure on the east appears to be a natural ridge. This may have been used as an enclosure or bailey but no artificial features are now visible. Resurveyed at 1:2500. (4) (SO 37246810) Earthwork (NR). (5) Additional references. (6-8) The mound and its surrounding ditch are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and have been mapped by RCHME's Marches Uplands Mapping Project. (9)

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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Ringwork And Bailey
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : HE 109
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External Cross Reference Source : MORPH2
External Cross Reference Number : MU.227.6
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Herefordshire)
External Cross Reference Number : 1666
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SO 36 NE 1
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Relationship type : General association

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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1972-05-31
End Date : 1972-05-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 1993-01-01
End Date : 1994-12-31

Historic England Research Records

The Churchyard