<< Our Photo Pages >> Bircher Common - Misc. Earthwork in England in Herefordshire
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Multi-periodSite Name: Bircher CommonCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 2.519 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Herefordshire Type: Misc. Earthwork
Nearest Town: Leominster Nearest Village: Bircher
Map Ref: SO454661
Latitude: 52.290307N Longitude: 2.801925W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
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Bircher Common is a medieval common land with a number of features including several Iron Age enclosures and some later house platforms. It lies south-east of Croft Ambrey Hillfort.
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