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Monument Number 106371
Hob Uid: 106371
Location : County of Herefordshire Aymestrey
Grid Ref : SO3960065390
Summary : Earthwork remains of a ringwork in Camp Wood. The mound is 41 yards in diameter at the base and 17 feet in height. it has a continuous rampart except on the west side, and is surrounded except towards the end of the spur, by a ditch 10 feet deep. The castle was founded by Hugh Mortimer circa 1144 to 1154 AD. Scheduled.
More information : (SO 39606539) CASTLE RING (NR). (1) Mound in Camp Wood is circular with a diameter of 41 yds at the base and a height of 17ft; it has a continuous rampart except on the W side, and is surrounded except towards the end of the spur, by a ditch some 10 ft deep. (2) Castle Ring. (First published on OS 6" in the 1949 edition of the County Sheet of 1902. Clearly a descriptive name). (3) SO 396654 A ringwork. (4) As described. Surveyed at 1:2500. (5) (SO 39606539) Earthwork (NR). (6) Aymestrey. Camp Wood. Ringwork at point of ridge; bank diminishes on strong side. (7) The castle was founded by Hugh Mortimer circa 1144-54. (8) The castle falls within the area mapped from aerial photographs by RCHMEs Marches Uplands Mapping Project but, because the site was covered by trees, the earthworks were not recorded by that survey. (9)

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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : founded circa 1144-54
Monument End Date : 1154
Monument Start Date : 1144
Monument Type : Ringwork
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : HE 88
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SO 36 NE 7
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1972-05-23
End Date : 1972-05-23

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

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 106371