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Herefordshire News Sheet CONTENTS PROGRAMME JANUARY-DECEMBER 1994....................................................................... 3 EDITORIAL ........................................................................................................................... 4 MISCELLANY ....................................................................................................................... 5 NOTES ................................................................................................................................. 7 MARTYRDOM OF KING EDMUND .................................................................................... 10 HALESOWEN CASTLE ...................................................................................................... 10 LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETIES AND WEA 16TH ANNUAL DAY SCHOOL ......................... 11 INVESTIGATION IN THE PARISHES OF KENTCHURCH AND ROWLESTONE ............... 12 NEWS FROM THE COUNTY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICE ........................................... 13 FIFTH ANNUAL SHINDIG................................................................................................... 14 FIVE CASTLES IN CLUN LORDSHIP ................................................................................ 17 SOME NOTES ON SWYDD WYNOGION AND TEMPSITER ............................................. 27 CLUN LORDSHIP IN THE 14TH C ....................................................................................... 28 A MOTTE AND BAILEY AND AN ANCIENT CHURCH SITE AT ABERLLYNFI .................. 29 WOOLHOPE CLUB ANNUAL WINTER MEETING ............................................................. 32 THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND DINNER ........................................................... 32 VISIT TO ABBEY CWMHIR (HAN 60 p 27) ......................................................................... 33 BOOK REVIEW .................................................................................................................. 33 ADDENDA .......................................................................................................................... 34 POSSIBLE FIRST CASTLE SITE AT WIGMORE ............................................................... 34 FIELD MEETING AT LEINTWARDINE ............................................................................... 35 FIELD MEETING AT BOSBURY ......................................................................................... 40 BEHIND THE FACADE ....................................................................................................... 47 PEEP-HOLES ON THE PAST - AIR PHOTOGRAPHY FOR ARCHAEOLOGY .................. 48 ARS OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE FOR 1994 ...................................................................... HEREFORDSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL NEWS WOOLHOPE CLUB ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH SECTION No. 61 January 1994 Kington The leat at Kington from the Black Brook, a tributary of the R Arrow, originally cut to operate the Kington Forge established by Meredith in 1820, is to be filled in. After the demise of the foundry the leat continued in use supplying 18,000 gallons of water a day for the town laundry, now also gone. Extracted from the Radnorshire Society Field Research Section Newsletter No 25. Offa’s Dyke Management Study This archaeological study has been commissioned from the County Archaeological Service by English Heritage, as part of the Marches Uplands Survey. It covers the scheduled area of Offa’s Dyke in Herefordshire and Shropshire between Kington and Weston Rhyn. The aims of the study are to draw together data from a number of sources, and to analyse this data in order to locate and establish causes of damage and erosion, and to make possible proposals towards their mitigation. At the end of 1994 it is planned to present the results of the study at a seminar. Shindig This received an extensive write-up in the Council for Independent Archaeology Newsletter No 11, December 1993. Elizabeth Bishop of GADARG compiled the report. PROGRAMME JANUARY-DECEMBER 1994 Tuesday 18th January Lecture by Richard Teacher Centre, Blackfriars St, Morriss, “Behind the Hereford, 7.30 pm Façade” Refreshments, small admission charge, ample parking Saturday 5th February F C Morgan lecture by C St Martin’s Parish Centre, Ross R Musson. Air Road, Hereford, 2.15 pm photography for archaeology Sunday 6th March Investigations at Meet at Eardisland Church Eardisland Leader Roger Stirling-Brown Sunday 10th April Continuing Meet at Ewyas Harold Memorial Hall investigations at Garway Leader Graham Sprackling Sunday 1st May Investigate some castle Meet at Presteigne Church sites suggested by the Leader Paul Remfry late Frank Noble Sunday 5th June Investigations at Brinsop Meet at Brinsop church Leader Roger Stirling-Brown Sunday 3rd July Investigation at Meet at Harewood End Hotel Harewood End Leader Graham Sprackling Saturday 6th August Garden Party At the home of Beryl and John Harding at 6.30 pm Sunday 11th September St Briavels and area Meet at St Briavels Church Leader Peter Halliwell (Tour devised by Richard Kay) Sunday 9th October Lime kilns and mills in Meet at Woolhope Church the Woolhope area Leader Elizabeth Taylor Provisional Sunday 13th November Ploughfield – looking for Meet at Preston-on-Wye Church the urban centre Leader Ruth Richardson Sixth Annual Shindig some date in November? Saturday 3rd December? Woohope Club Annual Shire Hall? Winter Meeting – ARS Report Thursday 8th December AGM & Dinner Golden River Restaurant It is intended that at each field meeting all archaeologically suggestive field names in the area should be checked. This programme has been distributed to all members of the Woolhope Naturalists’ Field Club in an abbreviated form. Programme Notes 1. All Sunday field meetings start at 10.30 am sharp. 2. The January and February meetings are evening or afternoon lectures, not on Sunday. 3. Please note that the venues of the June and July field meetings have been transposed, though the dates remain the same as in the programme contained in HAN 60. The 1st May meeting will be led by Paul Remfry instead of P R Halliwell. 4. In case of bad weather please contact the leader or the Chairman. 5. Guests are very welcome. 6. Please wear suitable clothing and footwear, and bring food and drinks. It is not always possible to arrive at a hostelry at lunch time. 7. Members requiring transport should contact the leader or the Chairman who will endeavour to arrange it, but no guarantee can be given. EDITORIAL The problem of possible Local Government re-organisation is not without interest to archaeology. Many people in Herefordshire look forward to a separate existence again, and while this may have its attractions in other fields, it could prove disastrous as far as archaeology is concerned. At the moment the County has difficulty in funding archaeology, and if divided again, it is difficult to envisage two county archaeology sections. This would throw an even greater responsibility on amateur groups. It must be remembered that two Districts, Leominster and Malvern Hills, contain parts of both the old counties. In the case of Herefordshire, if such were to be re-created the Hereford City Archaeological Group could become the nucleus of a new county section. Worcestershire too, as well as Herefordshire, was 'aggrieved’ by the 1974 ‘amalgamation’. The whole northern tier of Worcestershire was torn away, including the editor's town of Stourbridge, to become part of that abomination -The West Midland County. In HAN 60 page 43 was not reduced in size in conformity with the rest of the newsletter because the Legend for the map would have been unreadable. The editor decided after consultation with Mr Stephen Green of the Hereford Community Resource Centre not to reduce this page, but to enlarge it. Newsletter No 6 of the County Archaeological Service 'Archaeology’ has been received and continues the high standard of earlier issues. The editor was somewhat desperate about proof reading this issue, but fortunately Beryl Harding felt sufficiently recovered from her recent illness to undertake it as usual. We hope that it will not be too long before Beryl is again with us in the field. All members who delivered copies of HAN 60 by hand are to be thanked, especially Frank Pexton. Editor Local Government Review Since the editorial was written, a clearer idea of what may happen to Herefordshire has emerged. The policy is now that the review shall be completed by the end of 1994. The County and District Councils have prepared six alternatives to present to the Commissioners. All envisage the re-creation of Herefordshire with its old boundaries; one suggests the incorporation of Tenbury Wells. This was previously in Worcestershire, but was part of Leominster District. The rest of the alternatives are concerned with the problems of Worcestershire. There seems little chance of the status quo being maintained. Field Name Surveys There are still copies of many parishes available, if interested, please contact Mrs B Harding. Ashton - Possible A49 by-pass There are fears that this by-pass could make use of 'Stockton Ride’ which is part of the probable northern extension of the Roman road (Margary 613). This runs from Ariconium to join Watling Street West (Margary 6c&b) north of Craven Arms, after crossing Margary 193. (see HAN 60 p 45). MISCELLANY Field Meeting at Presteigne (3/4/92) HAN 58 p 31-33 Byton Hands p 32 - Mrs Lewis, a local historian, informs me that Byton Hands used to be called "Staple Bar" - the gate at the 'stepel' (tower) perhaps?
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