Dig for ancient hill fort remains
Archaeologists have started a six-week dig at a Herefordshire hill fort in a bid to unearth ancient remains.
Excavations funded by a Heritage Lottery grant are under way at Credenhill Iron Age Hill Fort, west of Hereford, until the end of September.
The team is focusing on the summit and southern part of the fort interior to discover if there was an earlier enclosure on the hill.
A series of trenches will also help assess damage from 1960s conifer trees.
Important opportunity
Under the direction of Peter Dorling of Herefordshire Archaeology, the team is being helped by local volunteers and Cardiff University students.
The excavations are part of a longer-term project being undertaken in partnership with the Woodland Trust to clear conifers from the fort area and replant deciduous trees.
Research so far has indicated that the hilltop was occupied from about 600 BC.
Mr Dorling said: "This is an important opportunity to learn more about the history of the fort in the Iron Age and into the Roman period.
"Hopefully it will shed light on the Iron Age in the county more widely, given that this is the first sustained campaign of excavation of a hill fort in Herefordshire for 40 years."
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