Clifford Town Defences

Has been described as a Questionable Urban Defence

There are cropmark/slight earthwork remains

NameClifford Town Defences
Alternative Names
Historic CountryHerefordshire
Modern AuthorityHerefordshire
1974 AuthorityHereford and Worcester
Civil ParishClifford

Long sections remain of medieval Earthen ramparts. (Bond 1987)

Gatehouse Comments

Called lynchets in SMR and PastScape possible associated with Roman town or depopulated place. No mention of defences is made in the Central Marches Historic Towns Survey.

- Philip Davis

Not scheduled

Not Listed

Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceSO243455
Latitude52.1021995544434
Longitude-3.105299949646
Eastings324340
Northings245540
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Books

  • Creighton, O.H. and Higham, R.A., 2005, Medieval Town Walls (Stroud: Tempus) p. 266
  • Bond, C.J., 1987, 'Anglo-Saxon and Medieval Defences' in Schofield, J. and Leech, R. (eds) Urban Archaeology in Britain (CBA Research Report 61) p. 92-116 online copy
  • Atkin, C.W., 1954, 'Herefordshire' in H.C. Darby and I.B. Terrett, The Domesday Geography of Medieval England p. 103

Journals

  • Creighton, Oliver, 2006, ''Castles of Communities': Medieval Town Defences in England; Wales and Gascony' Château Gaillard Vol. 22 p. 75-86
  • Bond J., 2001, 'Earthen Castles, Outer Enclosures and the Earthworks at Ascott d'Oilly Castle, Oxfordshire' Oxoniensia Vol. 46 p. 65-6 (Appendix: Norman earthwork castles with failed towns in outer enclosures) online copy

Other

  • Dalwood, H. and Bryant, V. (eds), 2005, The Central Marches Historic Towns Survey 1992-6 Download online copy