Archaeological Evaluation, Brierley Court Farm, Brierley, Leominster, Herefordshire
A 2010 evaluation west of Brierley Court Farm found sparse and uncertain evidence, without the intensive prehistoric and Roman settlement remains recorded farther west.
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Border Archaeology was instructed in February 2010 by Jan-Willem Naerebout Esq., Group Operations Director, S and A Group Brook Farm Marden Herefordshire, to carry out an archaeological field evaluation of land to the west of Brierley Court Farm (NGR SO 4900 5615) prior to its development for use as Seasonal Agricultural Workers Accommodation (Planning ref: DCNC2009/0168/F) Woolhope Club summary, Archaeology, 2010, pp. 212: Some features may have been prehistoric post-holes or pits, but sparse finds prevented confirmation and several features were natural. No evidence was found for the intensive later prehistoric and Roman settlement previously recorded farther west, suggesting its eastern limit lay outside this site.
Additional research and clarification, 26 September 2026 A 2010 evaluation farther east at SO 4900 5615 found much slighter evidence and did not reproduce the intensive settlement remains. That result may help locate the settlement’s edge, but sparse finds prevented secure dating of several features. Keep the two investigations separate: the later negative or ambiguous evidence does not cancel the earlier excavation.
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Archaeological Evaluation, Brierley Court Farm, Brierley, Leominster, Herefordshire
Fieldwork report · 2010
A 2010 evaluation west of Brierley Court Farm found sparse and uncertain evidence, without the intensive prehistoric and Roman settlement remains recorded farther west.
Source and further reading
Woolhope Naturalists’ Field Club, annual Archaeology reports and the Leominster Heritage ADS-layer export of 26 September 2026. Individual years, pages, ADS identifiers and LARC identifiers are given in the catalogue; the export retains links to the full reports.
Entry-specific references: S17, Woolhope Transactions 2005 p. 88 and 2010 p. 212; ADS 1144977 and 1154308
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