Adforton Motte
Has been described as a Questionable Timber Castle (Motte)
There are cropmark/slight earthwork remains
| Name | Adforton Motte |
| Alternative Names | |
| Historic Country | Herefordshire |
| Modern Authority | Herefordshire |
| 1974 Authority | Hereford and Worcester |
| Civil Parish | Adforton |
On the basis of Aerial Photographs and cropmarks a site has been identified that may have once been the location of a medieval motte. On a ridge just to the east of the village lies a circular cropmark with an irregular ditch, this feature is too large to be consistent with a barrow, and unfortunately has been ploughed out making further assessment difficult. Adforton was a demesne manor of the Mortimers in 1086. This fact makes its interpretation as a medieval castle site less likely as it is only 2 km north of the main Mortimer seat, Wigmore Castle. It is in a good position to regulate the passage of the road running north from Wigmore. (Herefordshire Through Time)
Possible Prehistoric or Roman enclosure; an asymmetric, three-sided enclosure with curved corners, 75m by 55m, defined by 1 ditch. Two gaps are visible facing west and east, which may be entrances. Centrally located inside this enclosure is a large sub-circular enclosure, 20m across which may be a Bronze Age round barrow. A single central pit is visible inside this ring-ditch. Centred at SO 4037 7121 (Morph No. MU.171.1.1-3) This description is based on data from the RCHME MORPH2 database. (PastScape)
Not scheduled
Not Listed
Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
| OS Map Grid Reference | SO403712 |
| Latitude | 52.3364295959473 |
| Longitude | -2.87465000152588 |
| Eastings | 340370 |
| Northings | 271210 |
