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Aston Tump 2, Pipe Aston

In the civil parish of Pipe Aston. In the historic county of Herefordshire (Modern Authority of Herefordshire, 1974 county of Hereford and Worcester).

This site has been described as a;
Siege Work.
  Confidence: This site was certainly a medieval fortification or palace.   Earthworks remains.
The earthwork remains of a denuded Medieval motte and bailey mapped from aerial photographs. The motte is 33m in diameter and stands 2.5m high on the north side. It is separated from the bailey to the west by a ditch 6m wide and 0.5m deep, with a bank 4m wide and 0.5m high. The bailey measures 60m east to west by 40m north to south and is bounded on the north by a scarp 2m high and on the south by a ditch 10m wide, up to 2m deep. On the east side it is 7m in width and 0.7m in depth. There are remains of an outer bank. Prossibly a siege work to Pipe Aston 1 or an unfinished precussor
The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SO46227211

Air Photo from multimap logo

Air Photo and general mapping

1st edition OS Map from old maps logo

Mid to late 19th century maps

Modern Map from Ordnance Survey logo

Landscape form and features

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General location and route planning

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occasionally has photos of the site and will usually give an idea of the surrounding landscape.

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 108761
This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is 6366 'grey' literature, such as watching brief reports, held by H.E.R.s is often poorly referenced and is unlikely to be recorded in this website.

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This record last updated on Wednesday, October 28, 2009

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