
Croft Ambrey is at the shadowed right hand end of the ridge, right of centre. Seen from Hanway Common, a few miles to the northeast.
Croft Ambrey is at the shadowed right hand end of the ridge, right of centre. Seen from Hanway Common, a few miles to the northeast.
The fort sits at the top of a very steep slope when viewed from Yatton.
Looking northwest towards Wigmore, which has the remains of a fine castle. Corndon and Heath Mynd are visible on the distant horizon, with the snow-covered Cambrian Mountains beyond.
The curve of the inner rampart at the southeastern part of the fort.
The southern defences, showing how much higher the inner rampart is than the rest.
Looking southwest over powerful multiple lines of defence, towards the Welsh border. The prominence of the fort provides views of the mountains of South and Mid Wales, from Pen y Fan to Pumlumon.
Looking southeast over the fertile Lugg meadows towards the distant Malvern Hills on the skyline.
Looking northeast over the overgrown northern escarpment towards prominent Titterstone Clee.
The huge inner rampart, which the National Trust has been clearing of trees and vegetation.
Multiple lines of defences at the eastern end of the fort.
Looking towards the distant Clee Hills (multiple forts) from the northern rampart.
Inside the southern rampart.
Looking down over multiple lines of ramparts into the southern annexe from the main fort.
Looking east, standing on the southern rampart of the main fort.
Autumn creeps up on the fort interior.
The eastern entrance of the fort.
The interior of lower southern “annexe”.
The very overgrown bank surrounding the lower southern “annexe” of the fort.
Looking along the ditch. March 2000
View east-ish along the southern rampart. March 2000.
The impressive southern rampart, other visitor for scale. March 2000
Looking west-ish towards Wales, March 2000
Looking east from the fort interior
The rampart, looking south-west from the fort interior (sheep for scale)