Croft Ambrey, Aymestrey, Herefordshire. Analysis of Earthworks at Croft Ambrey
Author(s): David J Field, Nicky Smith
Analytical survey and investigation of the earthworks at the well-known 'hillfort' of Croft Ambrey has introduced fresh interpretations of site and landscape development. There are just the slightest hints of an earlier genesis for human activity on the hill and while the great boundary constructions excavated in the 1960s by Stan Stanford remain the focus of interest, there is a considerable amount of formerly unreported activity relating to the historic period. The site is seen to be important for its geology, not least as the limestone, its outcrops and the shape of its weathered topography have influenced the form of the earthworks and, no doubt, prehistoric perception of the place. The visible surface engraving can be seen as representing a palimpsest of these activities with the latest invariably both masking and sometimes being influenced by earlier features. There is some evidence that the site served as a deer park, a rabbit warren and also suffered agricultural episodes before being incorporated into a landscape park.
- Report Number:
- 36/2008
- Series:
- Research Department Reports
- Pages:
- 93
- Keywords:
- Survey
