CROFT AMBREY, AYMESTREY ... - English Heritage

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Frontispiece
1. Anthills in the interior of Croft Ambrey with the snow capped Black Mountains in the
far distance.
2. Location map. Croft Ambrey in relation to nearby centres of Ludlow, Leominster,
Hereford and other settlements and towns.
3 Location map. Croft Ambrey in relation to local topography and the villages of
Wigmore, Leinthall Earls, Yatton, Aymestrey, and Croft Castle.
4. New map of Herefordshire by I Taylor 1754.
5. Morden's map from Gough's edition of Camden's Britannia published in 1806
6. Plan of earthwork with location of insets 1, 2, 3 and 4.
7. Plan of the western end of the outer enclosure.
8. Plan of platforms and other features in the outer enclosure and entrances through the
boundary earthwork.
9. Photograph of natural limestone exposed in bank of the inner enclosure.
10. Plan of earthworks at the east entrance.
11. Photograph of hollowed trackway leading to the entrance at the east end of the main
enclosure.
12. Photograph of Natural rock exposed in the 'bank' alongside the hollowed trackway.
13. Plan of the southern reach of the main enclosure boundary.
14. Interpretation plot showing potentially early features.
15. Interpretation plot showing potential course of outer enclosure bank
16. Photograph of hollowed sandstone grinding block on building platform in outer
enclosure.
17. Interpretation plot of the main enclosure boundaries.
18. Photograph of the east entrance.
19. Photograph of the inner slope of the internal quarry ditch.
20. Photograph of ledge on northern slopes.
21. Ledge on northern slopes.
22. Plot depicting the areas visible from Croft Ambrey and those obscured.
23. Interpretation plot showing probable Romano-British settlement areas.
24. One of two squared limestone blocks noted during the survey.
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