<< Our Photo Pages >> The Roveries - Hillfort in England in Shropshire
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: The RoveriesCountry: England County: Shropshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Bishops Castle Nearest Village: Lydham
Map Ref: SO325925 Landranger Map Number: 137
Latitude: 52.526173N Longitude: 2.996362W
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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This hillfort is now concealed by trees on a low hill at Lydham, just north of Bishop's Castle.
Besides Iron Age settlement, evidence of neolithic habitation has been found here, making it one of the earliest known sites in Shropshire.
The site is on private land, and permission must be sought to visit.
Viewing the hill is possible from the immediate east, on a layby on the A488.
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