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Hereford Cathedral Close, siege castle

In the civil parish of Hereford.
In the historic county of Herefordshire (Modern Authority of Herefordshire, 1974 county of Hereford and Worcester).

Earthworks throw up around cathedral (reportedly exposing the putrefied corpses from the churchyard) to turn Cathedral into a castle to besiege the royal Hereford castle close in 1140. Cathedral remains but earthworks long gone.

This site has been described as a;
Siege Work.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Nothing visible remains.


The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SO510397

Modern Map fromOrdnance Survey logo

Good for landscape form and features

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Good for general location

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PastScape number; 1391741

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