The Weir
The Weir Garden lies alongside the River Wye near Swainshill in Herefordshire, 5 miles west of Hereford. It is a National Trust property.
The garden covers 10 acres and was the creation of its former owner, Roger Parr, and his head gardener William Boulter. The adjoining house is used as a nursing home and is not open to the public.
The south-facing aspect of the garden allows for a wide variety of plantings, and this, combined with the riverside, attract a notable variety of wildlife. Notable birds include blackcaps, mute swans, kingfishers, goosanders and in summer, sand martins, whilst teal often over-winter here. There are also a great many insects, including the rare club-tailed dragonfly, banded demoiselle damselflies and white-legged damselflies, plus a range of butterflies, hoverflies and crickets.[1]
Roman remains
The ruins of a Roman temple possibly associated with a high-status Roman villa, which may have connections to the nearby Roman town of Magnis, lie inside the Weir Garden by the River Wye. There is an octagonal cistern filled by a spring, and a ruined buttress by the river. These are the highest standing Roman ruins in Herefordshire.[2][3]
Outside links
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- The Weir - National Trust
References
- ↑ National Trust leaflet: 'The Weir Garden - Information to help you enjoy your visit'
- ↑ Roman-Britain.org -Suspected Romano-British Temple, The Weir Gardens
- ↑ Herefordshire Monuments Search - Roman Riverside Building Complex, The Weir Garden