Aconbury Camp
51°59′37″N 2°43′28″W / 51.99361°N 2.72444°W / 51.99361; -2.72444
Aconbury Camp is an Iron Age hillfort on Aconbury Hill in Herefordshire, England, about 4 miles (6 km) south of Hereford, and near the village of Aconbury. It is a scheduled monument.[1]
Description
It has a single rampart, with external ditch, enclosing an area of about 7 hectares (17 acres); about 500 metres (1,600 ft) long west-to-east, and 137 metres (449 ft) wide. At the south-east and south-west corners there are inturned entrances. The rampart is about 3 metres (9.8 ft) above the interior, and up to 5.5 metres (18 ft) wide.[1] [2]
Excavation
The site was examined between 1948 and 1951; it was found that the ramparts seem to have internal revetments. Many pottery sherds, prehistoric and some Roman, were found. The material suggests occupation similar to that of the nearby hillforts Dinedor Camp and Sutton Walls.[2]
Later history
During the English Civil War, the hill was occupied briefly in 1642 by a Royalist army under Lord Herbert; in 1645 it was occupied by a Scots army under the Earl of Leven who undertook an unsuccessful siege of Hereford in August that year.[2]
See also
- Hillforts in Britain
References
- ^ a b Historic England. "Aconbury Camp (1001754)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ a b c Historic England. "Aconbury Camp (110371)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 29 August 2019.
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