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Multi-periodSite Name: Stapeley Hill EarthworksCountry: England County: Shropshire Type: Misc. Earthwork
Nearest Town: Bishops Castle Nearest Village: Priest Weston
Map Ref: SO312988
Latitude: 52.582637N Longitude: 3.016829W
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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
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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 |
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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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On Stapeley Hill are a number of very lengthy earthen banks quite distinct from anything mediaeval; archaeologists lean to the opinion that these are Bronze Age and very much in the character of the cross dykes found on the Long Mynd. This likely prehistoric field system strongly suggests quite a sizeable population.
Once one knows what to look for, they are very obvious and can easily be traced around large parts of the hillside, even right next to Mitchell's Fold circle, and also intersecting the path from the parking.
Also listed at SO 308 990, SO 310 989, SO 311 991
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