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<< Our Photo Pages >> Bury Walls - Hillfort in England in Shropshire

Submitted by Andy B on Saturday, 06 December 2003  Page Views: 15889

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Bury Walls
Country: England County: Shropshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Market Drayton  Nearest Village: Weston
Map Ref: SJ577275  Landranger Map Number: 126
Latitude: 52.843336N  Longitude: 2.629462W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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Morlas visited on 31st May 2010 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 3 Hard to find a way up to the fort at first ....maybe just us because we didn't follow instructions! Parked down the lane of a very friendly farmer on the South side. Andy is right the trees obscure the site as in sightlines, but we did get that feeling...you know, that bit of a tingle.. so I think it’s worth seeing. I have a few photos ..not better than already posted, but will post if people want.

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Bury Walls
Bury Walls submitted by Andy B : Another view of the overgrown hillfort earthworks, taken from the top of the bank. Copyright Richard Law and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Shropshire. Almost all the earthworks are tree-covered, the area having been planted with forestry in the 1950s. This makes them rather hard to see in detail. It's possible to walk most of the way around the top of the ramparts, although the track is narrow and overgrown in one or two places.

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Bury Walls
Bury Walls submitted by Andy B : The earthworks of Bury Walls hillfort. Almost all the earthworks are tree-covered, the area having been planted with forestry in the 1950s. This makes them rather hard to see in detail. It's possible to walk most of the way around the top of the ramparts, although the track is narrow and overgrown in one or two places. Copyright Richard Law and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons ... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Bury Walls by w650marion on Monday, 12 October 2020
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Back in the 1990’s we visited this hillfort - a chance sighting of a publicity notice for an event on private land for the villagers of Weston. And they were very friendly to a family of “outsiders”! Pre digital and pre internet, I didn’t take any photos, but the site was very big and impressive. We saw the outline of a square building (you can see it now on bing maps aerial view in the north of the interior) and there was talk of Roman influences. Sadly, I cannot remember which farm hosted the event but I can remember the villagers and their enthusiasm.
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Re: Bury Walls by Anonymous on Sunday, 11 October 2020
I have tried to access the site today.
I have never come across such a site with such controversy over access. (https://www.shropshire.gov.uk/media/6542/application-ref-117-weston-u-redcastle.pdf) I failed to see the fort due to new landowners who appeared to have ‘unofficially’ locked this site up. (I have video recorded the entire ordeal). I shall now try and contact the owners at Bury Farm and see if they will grant me access through their property as there is no official public right of way.
I’m a local Shropshire photographer who intends to record the site.
Any info on access would be greatly appreciated at martin@hodgkissphotography.co.uk
Thank you.
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Re: Bury Walls by Anonymous on Sunday, 08 August 2010
My grandfather's farm was at Moston, and from the entrance to the farm it was possible to see three pine trees and a tumulus which I always thought might be the grave of a great chieftain. However since the Forestry Commission covered everything up, it's very hard to delineate now. I didn't realise it was a hill fort, so it's good to find about it now. I visited the area with my cousin when we were about ten, (1957 ish) and it's really atmospheric to explore.

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Cathy Gillespie
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Re: Bury Walls by Anonymous on Monday, 17 May 2010
The access from Hermitage farm is very steep,poor footage due bike tril areas.

farm says better access via Bury farm on N side of site.

Fine views of Wrekin etc.
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