Croft Castle service trench, 2002
Service trench work at Croft Castle in 2002 exposed walls, foundations and drains that may relate to eighteenth-century buildings.
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What this record tells us
A service trench exposed walls, foundations and drains that may relate to 18th-century buildings found in earlier excavations. Construction of the eastern driveway and later landscaping had removed most remains in this area, with levelling deposits laid across the trench.
Additional research and clarification, 26 September 2026 Service trench work at Croft Castle in 2002 encountered walls, foundations and drains that may relate to eighteenth-century buildings. Later alterations and driveway construction had removed much of the earlier sequence.
How this record is evidenced
Existing map record checked against the research catalogue and cited source.
The investigation details are drawn from Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club; the original publication or report remains the authoritative source.
The clean title and short public summary have been prepared by Leominster Heritage and remain separate from the wording of the source record.
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Croft Castle service trench, 2002
Fieldwork report · 2002 · Approximate position
Service trench work at Croft Castle in 2002 exposed walls, foundations and drains that may relate to eighteenth-century buildings.
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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 2000 and 2002; LARC-034 and LARC-046
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