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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Caer Caradoc (Chapel Lawn)Country: England County: Shropshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Knighton Nearest Village: Chapel Lawn
Map Ref: SO310758 Landranger Map Number: 137
Latitude: 52.375875N Longitude: 3.01501W
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 |
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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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Jenniferalicemay visited on 15th Mar 2020 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 3 I grew up a couple of miles from this site and I have visited the hillfort hundreds of times. The earthworks are well preserved with several ditches at least one entrance. The fort is accessible via a footpath on either side, sheep roam over the hill and there is a fair bit of gorse growing on the top. Some people in the village say that the river Redlake got its name from a bloody battle that happened at the fort, which is upstream from the village of Bucknell. On a clear day looking towards the east from the “gates” you can see the standing stone of Pen-y-cwm.
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Some people in the village say that the river Redlake got its name from a bloody battle that happened at the fort, which is upstream from the village of Bucknell.
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