Croft Ambrey

DTM- (Digital Terrain Model, i.e. No buildings or foliage) Straddling a diagonal line across the hilltops just above Aymestry, Herefordshire lies three hillforts: Croft Ambrey, Pyon Wood and Mere Hill. This post covers just Croft Ambrey, a partial contour hillfort. In the early 1960’s excavations found remains of a gated entrance and dated the start of the occupation of the site to 450BC. Roman occupation of the site began circa AD 49. Subsequent medieval ‘pillow mounds’ also recorded. Interestingly, Radiocarbon dating gave a HUGE date range from 1700BC-750BC but it hasn’t been verified recently. (Scheduled monument)