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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Callow Hill CampCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 2.748 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Shropshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Minsterley
Map Ref: SJ38430480
Latitude: 52.637437N Longitude: 2.911259W
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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The best route to the site is via Poles Coppice Nature Reserve which provides a pleasant walk. Once the area around the quarrying is reached, however, the path narrows - was a quagmire in places - and becomes a little more awkward to traverse. There are warning signs regarding the quarrying and cctv surveillance everywhere.
There are some good views over Minsterley from parts of the fort, but much was obscured by the trees, even in April. There were quite a few people walking the site and some kids on bikes so it does seem a popular spot.
Some sources suggest that Callow Castle, the ruins of which were reportedly still visible in 1540, may have been built on the site, but there is certainly no visible evidence of this now and the castle's exact location remains a mystery.
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