NEOLITHIC SITES AND FINDS
Approx. 4000 - 2000 BC
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KNIGHTON WOODHOUSE LA.
Cropmark. Grid ref SO 703 279 The cropmark, identified by aerial photography, appears to be of four concentric circular banks. There may also be attendant ditches. The site is about 70m across. It is thought to be either a Round barrow or possibly a Henge site from the Bronze or Neolithic ages 4000-800 BC. SMR ref 5277

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BUCKNELL
Neolithic Arrowhead and Borer findspot. No details. Grid ref SO 350 730-40. SMR ref 4567

Ring Ditch. Grid ref SO 372 749 Aerial photos have revealed a rectangular enclosure, probably Bronze Age, Late Neolithic to Roman SMR ref 4123

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STOWE
Neolithic Axe findspot. No details. Grid ref SO 298 741. SMR ref 4642

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BRAMPTON BRYAN
Neolithic Axe Findspot. Grid ref SO 3600 7100. Neolithic Axe butt found 1962 at Broomy Hill

Neolithic Axe Findspot. Grid ref SO 3600 7000 Polished stone axe found at Lower Pedwardine. About 4inches by 8inches, green, scratched and then polished. Found in ditch, not related to ditch. May 2002

Neolithic Stone Axe Findspot. Grid ref SO 3700 7200. N bank of R Teme, Parsons Pole Bridge Stone axehead found in N bank of Teme, Donated to Hereford Museum by the finder, a local resident, B B VA school Acc No 6602. Found before 1957.(pictured below)
Brampton Neolithic Axe

Photos kindly supplied by Hereford Museum.

Copyright Herefordshire Heritage Services (Hereford Museum and Art Gallery)

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BUCKTON / COXALL
Axe & Flints Findspot Grid ref SO 3800 7400 Neolithic polished axe (Andestic Ash) & flints found on side of local field by a farmer in 1965. The field had been ploughed to depth of c10" the previous year. Items on loan to Ludlow Museum. Flints have been found in this & adj fields for several yrs.

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KINGTON
Axe Findspot Grid ref SO 2900 5600 Polished stone celt (axe like instrument) from Kington. In Ludlow Museum

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LYONSHALL
Axe Findspot.Grid ref SO 3200 5500 Ovals Farm, Lyonshall. Polished stone axe. Neolithic

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SHOBDON
Axe Findspot Grid ref SO 3900 6000 Flint axe found near aerodrome in 1978 by local resident.

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STAPLETON
Field boundary Grid ref SO 3200 6500 S of castle. Aerial Photo revealed large rect field boundary. Neolithic flake from NW quadrant of field Undated Field system Neolithic Flints

Flints Grid ref SO 3200 6500 Field 449, Stapleton. 20 acre field with many flints and much pottery, mainly in north part of field. Many burnt flints suggest a Neolithic settlement site rather than the cropmarked area in the neighbouring field 465. Medieval and post-medieval pottery also concentrated in north part of field.

This picture shows cropmarks in the field left of centre. I havn't been able to trace what they might be and whether they are in any way connected to the castle on the hill in the foreground.

An enhancement makes the cropmarks easier to see. Usually a cropmark is the visible result of something being different about the soil beneath. Many vannished sites leave this type of mark but they are not always visible. This picture was taken in May.


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LETTON
Axe (1) Findspot Grid ref SO 3800 7100 Letton Farm. Neolithic stone axe found at farm, donated to hereford museum acc no 7800. Axe found in late 1950s, while grubbing out hedge. (pictured below. Ruler is 15cms)
Letton Neolithic Axe (1)


Photos kindly supplied by Hereford Museum.

Copyright Herefordshire Heritage Services (Hereford Museum and Art Gallery)

Letton Neolithic Axe (2)
Neolithic Axe Find. A second Neolithic stone axe head has been found in a field belonging to Lower Letton Farm. Approx 5" x 2" . Thanks to Mr Morgan for showing me this.

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STAUNTON
Upper Headlands Excavation. In May 2003 an excavation was carried out as part of the Arrow Valley Project in a field next to the river to the S of the village. Aerial photos had revealed a double ditch system which was thought to be part of an enclosure. During a ground survey the ditches were found to intersect a mysterious linear feature. Amongst the finds retreived from the 'fill' of this were fragments of 'Beaker' pottery from the early Bronze Age, which by their presence above the original ditch bottom would indicate that the linear feature itself was likely to be a Neolithic earthwork. The pottery also suggested a continuation of habitation or site usage well through into the Bronze Age. The double ditches themselves appeared to be even later, probably Iron Age.
Another possible view of these finds is that they were deliberately placed here as votive offerings as most surviving Neolithic and Bronze Age sites are funerary in character and the presence nearby of the Milton Cross Cemetery from the Bronze Age would support the idea of this being a ritual site.
A full report has recently been published by Herefordshire Archaeology. For details see the bibliography section.

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DISCOED
Discoed Yew. The great yew tree to the north of the church is believed to be around 5000 years old. It is a male specimen and its girth measures 35 feet. It has a companion female yew which is smaller in the SW of the churchyard. The vast age of these trees means that they have probably stood here since the Neolithic Age, in a sense being a living connection to those distant times.


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