Castle Ditches (Bedstone)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
SO353759

Nearest town:

Knighton (7km WSW)

OS reference:

SO353759

OS sheets:

137, 148

Latitude:

52° 22' 36.84 N

Longitude:

2° 57' 2.01 W

Added to TMA by

Reg

Images (9)
Fieldnotes (1)

Images

Image of Castle Ditches (Bedstone) (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by thesweetcheat

Postman gives scale to the not especially impressive earthworks.

Image credit: A. Brookes (24.11.2016)

thesweetcheat Dec 4, 2016

Image of Castle Ditches (Bedstone) (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by thesweetcheat

Looking north (uphill) along the bank and ditch on east side of the settlement.

Image credit: A. Brookes (24.11.2016)

thesweetcheat Dec 4, 2016

Image of Castle Ditches (Bedstone) (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by thesweetcheat

Looking along the bank on the south side of the settlement.

Image credit: A. Brookes (24.11.2016)

thesweetcheat Dec 4, 2016

Image of Castle Ditches (Bedstone) (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by thesweetcheat

The western earthworks, sloping down to Ferny Dingle.

Image credit: A. Brookes (24.11.2016)

thesweetcheat Dec 4, 2016

Image of Castle Ditches (Bedstone) (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by postman

Looking west from the south east corner.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Nov 25, 2016

Image of Castle Ditches (Bedstone) (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by postman

The north east corner looking east.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Nov 25, 2016

Image of Castle Ditches (Bedstone) (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by postman

The south east corner looking north

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Nov 25, 2016

Image of Castle Ditches (Bedstone) (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by postman

The south west corner looking east

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Nov 25, 2016

Image of Castle Ditches (Bedstone) (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by postman

Looking over the settlement from the north west corner.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Nov 25, 2016

Articles

Castle Ditches (Bedstone)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork

postman Nov 25, 2016

This east west aligned late Iron age settlement is a rectangle with slightly rounded corners, in a green grassy field on a slight ridge, sitting as it does, above Ferny Dingle and Darky Dale. Not much reason to come all this way for, indeed, we only stopped because we were passing.

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Great Hagley

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.28km WNW

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Coxall Knoll

Hillfort • 2.82km SE

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Buckton Round Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 4.33km E

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Caer Caradoc (Chapel Lawn)

Hillfort • 4.39km WSW

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Walford Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.74km ESE

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Pen y Wern

Stone Circle • 4.93km WNW

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Purslow

Round Barrow(s) • 5km N

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The Rock of Woolbury

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 5.43km WNW
Brandon Camp

Hillfort • 5.85km ESE

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2
Rockhill

Enclosure • 6.79km W

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Burrow

Hillfort • 7.62km NNE

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Downton Camp

Hillfort • 8.08km E

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Bury Ditches

Hillfort • 8.21km NW

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Skyborry

Round Barrow(s) • 8.52km WSW

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Whitcott Keysett

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.91km WNW

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Wart Hill Camp

Hillfort • 10.05km NNE

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Ambleside Bowl Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.11km NE

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Llanfair Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 10.9km W

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Norton Camp (Shropshire)

Hillfort • 11.12km ENE

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Stapleton Henge

Henge • 11.19km SSW

1
Belair

Round Barrow(s) • 11.21km NE

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Kinsham Cupmarked Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.6km SSE

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Gilfach Hill

Enclosure • 11.73km SW

5
Pyon Wood Camp

Hillfort • 11.78km ESE

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Lower Court (Lower Kinsham)

Round Barrow(s) • 11.91km SSE

1
Melin-y-Grogue

Round Barrow(s) • 12.08km W

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Billings Ring

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.09km N

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Fron Camp

Hillfort • 12.29km W

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Wern-y-Gaufron

Round Barrow(s) • 12.62km W

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Croft Ambrey

Hillfort • 12.98km ESE

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Castle Idris

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.99km W

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Pennant Pound

Round Barrow(s) • 13.04km W

2
Lea Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 13.1km NNW

1
Wapley Hill

Hillfort • 13.51km S

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Bromfield Barrow Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.25km ENE

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Cwmade

Round Barrow(s) • 14.36km SW

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Fedw Llwyd

Round Barrow(s) • 14.46km W

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2
Caer Din Ring

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.47km WNW

8

2
Botley Stone

Ring Cairn • 14.66km NNE

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St Michaels, Cascob

Christianised Site • 14.8km SW

4
Beggar’s Bush

Round Barrow(s) • 14.89km SW

3

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Castle Ring (Old Radnor)

Hillfort • 15.12km SW

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Old Stone (Pant-y-Caregl)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.51km W

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Caer Din

Enclosure • 15.96km NW

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Milton Cross

Round Barrow(s) • 16.01km SSE

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Burfa Bank

Hillfort • 16.4km SSW

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Knobley Brook barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.8km SSW

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Roveries Hill

Hillfort • 16.81km NNW

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Kinnerton Court Stone II

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.95km SW

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Kinnerton Court Stone I

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.03km SW

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Knobley

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.11km SSW

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Minton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 17.15km NNE

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Crossfield Lane barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.33km SW

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Womaston

Causewayed Enclosure • 17.46km SSW

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Beacon Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.62km W

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1
Lower Short Ditch

Dyke • 17.79km WNW

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Hindwell round barrow group

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.86km SW

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Hindwell Pool

18.04km SSW

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Hindwell Enclosure

Enclosure • 18.11km SW

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2
Grindle

Round Barrow(s) • 18.12km NNE

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Hindwell Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.22km SW

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2
Heath Mynd

Platform Cairn • 18.24km NNW

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Barrister’s Plain cross dyke

Dyke • 18.33km NNE

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The Four Stones

Stone Circle • 18.48km SW

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Walton Green Cursus

Cursus • 18.6km SSW

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Hindwell Cursus

Cursus • 18.84km SW

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Pole Cottage

Round Barrow(s) • 18.87km NNE

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Caynham Camp

Hillfort • 19.27km E

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Black Mixen

Round Barrow(s) • 19.38km SW

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Harpton Court Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.44km SW

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Crossway Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.53km SW

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Cwm Mawr Stone Axe Factory

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 19.67km NW

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Old Radnor Church

Christianised Site • 19.68km SSW

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Shepherd’s Well cross dyke

Dyke • 19.7km SW

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Boiling Well barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 19.84km NNE

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Upper Short Ditch

Dyke • 19.85km WNW

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Bache Hill and the Whimble

Round Barrow(s) • 19.85km SW

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Roundton

Hillfort • 19.94km NW

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