Tedstone Wafer Fortlet
Fortlet
Marked on the Ordnance Survey Landranger map (#149) as a ROMAN FORTLET , this small earthwork lies just to the east of the B4203 minor road about ½-mile north of Tedstone Wafer and 3½ miles north of Bromyard in Hereford and Worcester. All but the northern defences of the enclosure have been recorded, this side being hidden beneath farm buildings. The defences consisted of a rampart and double-ditch system – which is still discernable – measuring about 260 feet from east to west by at least 220 feet north-south, and enclosing an area in excess of 1¼ acres (0.5+ ha). Trial trenching by Webster confirmed the date of the site by uncovering Roman pottery, its situation is unclear, however, as there are no known Roman roads nearby.
References for Tedstone Wafer
- Air Reconnaissance in Britain, 1951-5 by J.K. St. Joseph in J.R.S. xlv (1956) p.88;
Map References for Tedstone Wafer
NGRef: SO6760 OSMap: LR149
OS National Grid Reference: SO676602
Dimensions: 260 x 220+ ft (79 x 67+ m)
Area: 1¼+ acres (0.5+ ha)
Roman Roads near Tedstone Wafer
None identified
Sites near Tedstone Wafer Fortlet
Minor Settlement
Neronian Auxiliary Fort (AD 54–68) and Vicus
Claudian Auxiliary Fort (AD 43–54) and Minor Settlement
Claudian Auxiliary Fort (AD 43–54) and Probable Settlement
Fortlet
Lead Mine, Mine and Silver Mine
Flavian Auxiliary Fort (AD 69–96)
Major Settlement