Red Rail, south of Hoarwithy
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Red Rail, south of Hoarwithy
Image: © Pauline E Taken: 1 Nov 2007
Red Rail lies at the southern tip of Hoarwithy. There are records of the existence of a ford (near the point shown in the photograph) in 1652. The building of a bridge across the River Wye at Hoarwithy signalled the end for Red Rail Ford. Excavations in the 1960s found a cobbled road on the east bank. More recent excavations, carried out by Archenfield Archaeology, also discovered a road on the west bank, close to this spot.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.950444
Longitude
-2.659219