<< Our Photo Pages >> The Lawley (Northern) - Hillfort in England in Shropshire
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: The Lawley (Northern)Country: England
NOTE: This site is 4.9 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Shropshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Church Stretton Nearest Village: Longnor
Map Ref: SO50289863
Latitude: 52.583193N Longitude: 2.735238W
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 |
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The feature is made up of cross ridge dykes with ditches at the NE and SW ends and is supplemented by scarp banks and terraces cut in the SE and NW sides to enhance the already formidable natural slopes of The Lawley. The original entrance and causeway bisect the SW bank.
Another delightful spot, with excellent views. I spotted a Red Kite while exploring this feature, the first I've seen in Shropshire, which made my day.
I've read of a possible third earthwork on The Lawley, amongst the trees at the far North end. The area was so overgrown with bracken that nothing was visible and there is no reference to it on Archsearch so it remains a mystery for now.
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