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Earthworks SE of Lower Ashton Farm is a scheduled monument located in Herefordshire comprising prehistoric or early medieval defensive or territorial earthworks. The site consists of linear banks and ditches whose exact dating and original function remain subjects of archaeological interpretation, though their morphology suggests a prehistoric origin or possible Anglo-Saxon period construction. The earthworks represent a significant landscape feature that may have served defensive, administrative, or land division purposes during the early history of the region. The monument's survival as upstanding remains makes it valuable for understanding the evolution of settlement patterns and land use in the Herefordshire countryside.
Earthworks SE of Lower Ashton Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003535. View the official record →
Earthworks SE of Lower Ashton Farm is a scheduled monument located in Herefordshire comprising prehistoric or early medieval defensive or territorial earthworks. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003535.
Earthworks SE of Lower Ashton Farm 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 1003535.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dovecot at Stockton Bury (3.3 km), Churchyard cross in St George's churchyard (3.7 km), Bach Camp (5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Earthworks SE of Lower Ashton Farm'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.
Earthworks SE of Lower Ashton Farm stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.