Upton Court Ringwork, Upton Bishop
Has been described as a Possible Timber Castle (Motte)
There are cropmark/slight earthwork remains
| Name | Upton Court Ringwork, Upton Bishop |
| Alternative Names | Castle Tump; Blackwall Field |
| Historic Country | Herefordshire |
| Modern Authority | Herefordshire |
| 1974 Authority | Hereford and Worcester |
| Civil Parish | Upton Bishop |
Castle Tump on fieldname survey. Nothing of interest was known about this field prior to an investigation prompted solely by its name. Although much ploughed down the bank of a roughly circular enclosure, 35m wide with a mound on its NE perimeter could be seen. The mound rises about 3.5m above the ditch on its outer side and appears to be a motte. Some C11-C15 pottery was found. The enclosure is not sited in a position which has any obvious natural advantages for a defensive site. A considerable spread of iron bloomery slag is present from halfway up the field almost to the enclosure bank. Possibility that the site was chosen because an enclosure defended by a ditch and bank was already in existence before the Norman Conquest. The name 'Blackhall' for the adjoining field may have some significance. (Herefordshire SMR)
Not scheduled
Not Listed
County Historic Environment Record
| OS Map Grid Reference | SO652281 |
| Latitude | 51.9502983093262 |
| Longitude | -2.50775003433228 |
| Eastings | 365200 |
| Northings | 228100 |
