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Aston Tump is a prehistoric earthwork located in Herefordshire, England. The monument takes the form of a substantial mound or tump, characteristic of Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial monuments found throughout the Welsh Marches and western England. Such tumps served as focal points for ritual and burial practice during the prehistoric period, and Aston Tump's survival into the modern landscape reflects the significance of the site within its local community's ancestral geography. The earthwork remains an important archaeological record of early settlement patterns and mortuary practice in the region, though its precise chronology and construction sequence would require further investigation to establish with certainty.
Aston Tump is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001753. View the official record →
Aston Tump is a prehistoric earthwork located in Herefordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001753.
Aston Tump is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1001753.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Richard's Castle: a motte and bailey with an enclosed settlement. (2.8 km), Dovecot at Court House (3.6 km), Croft Ambrey (camp) (5.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Aston Tump's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Aston Tump stands on Wenlock Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.