Prospect Roman and Medieval remains to go on public view

The exciting archaeological finds at The Prospect are to go on view to the public during December.

Archaeological work has been undertaken by Border Archaeology on behalf of Herefordshire Council, following the collapse of the wall between the Prospect and the churchyard. The work has led to a number of unexpected discoveries on the site.

The first discovery was the remains of an unusual Roman building near the south west corner of The Prospect. The thick walls and circular form of the building suggest it may have been a tower positioned to overlook the River Wye.

Work began in May year to repair the Grade II listed 300-year-old perimeter wall of the historic Prospect garden. Between June and October this year more than 1,000 people viewed the Roman building from a specially constructed viewing platform. The remains were protected by a large temporary structure,

To complete the reinstatement of the wall while preserving the Roman remains, it unfortunately proved necessary to fell the iconic Wellingtonia tree.

Following the removal of the tree in October, work resumed to enable the full run of the south-facing section of the wall to be rebuilt. Additional archaeological excavations are still ongoing prior to the construction of that part of the wall. See The Ross Gazette issue dated November 26th for more details.