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<< Text Pages >> Burf Castle - Hillfort in England in Shropshire

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Monday, 09 May 2011  Page Views: 7488

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Burf Castle
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 2.317 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Shropshire Type: Hillfort
 Nearest Village: Farmcote
Map Ref: SO76279085
Latitude: 52.515014N  Longitude: 2.351111W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Hillfort in Shropshire

Remains of an Iron Age univallate hillfort with entrance at SE end.

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SO7690 : Log piles, Burf Castle Plantation by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2018(licence)
SO7690 : Farmland near Mose in Shropshire by Roger  D Kidd
by Roger D Kidd
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SO7690 : Lane near Burf Castle by Peter Whatley
by Peter Whatley
©2013(licence)
SO7690 : Oilseed rape near Mose by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
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SO7690 : Rape Field View by Gordon Griffiths
by Gordon Griffiths
©2014(licence)

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