Ludlow Arts: Word

Mediaeval Settlements of Clee Hill
Bernard O'Connor

Monday 11 April 2023

7:15pm for 7:30pm

Shropshire Museums Collections Centre

Deserted Mediaeval Settlements of the Clee Hill

Bernard O'Connor

Wandering the footpaths, bridleways and lanes around the Clee Hills one may have noticed some grassy lumps and bumps in the fields. Some are long and narrow, others square or rectangular. There was also what appear to be deep trenches running down a hillside, not valleys with a brook running down them but they might have water in them during and after wet weather. Local historian, geologist and archaeologist Bernard O'Connor has researched 33 deserted mediaeval settlements on the Clee Hills.

Come along to his talk and find out what rudges, reans and hollow ways are. Discover the location of these deserted settlements. Look at sketch maps drawn by archaeologists and photographs taken from planes. Learn more and understand better your local landscape.

Bernard O'Connor is a local historian, geologist and archaeologist and has researched 33 deserted medieval settlements on the Clee Hills.

Tickets at the door. Members: £2.00; Non-members: £5.00.

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