<< Our Photo Pages >> Berry Mound - Hillfort in England in Worcestershire
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Berry MoundCountry: England County: Worcestershire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Solihull Nearest Village: Majors Green
Map Ref: SP095778 Landranger Map Number: 139
Latitude: 52.398136N Longitude: 1.861806W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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This hillfort enclosing 11 acres lies in fields on the outskirts of the Birmingham/Solihull conurbation. The defences to the north have been ploughed out and the eastern defences have been covered with spoil from a nearby quarry. The bank and ditch in the southern sector remain in fairly good condition.
Access is via 7 stiles to cross on the short walk along the North Worcestershire Path from Major's Green).
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