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<< Our Photo Pages >> The Roveries - Hillfort in England in Shropshire

Submitted by TimPrevett on Tuesday, 16 March 2004  Page Views: 9382

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: The Roveries
Country: 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:
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.
3 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.
1 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
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The Roveries
The Roveries submitted by TimPrevett : The Roveries hillfort, now covered by trees, viewed from the east, Midwinter Solstice 2004. See main entry (click on blue text to left of picture) for more information. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Causewayed Enclosure & Hillfort in Shropshire
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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The Roveries
The Roveries submitted by TheWhiteRider : Taken from the summit of the Heath Mynd, the wooded hills in the valley below are the site of The Roveries Hillfort (left) and an unfinished earthwork settlement/fort(right). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SO3292 : On top of Roveries hill fort by Jeremy Bolwell
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SO3292 : The Roveries by Jonathan Billinger
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SO3292 : Tractors in Roveries Wood by Jeremy Bolwell
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SO3292 : Track in Roveries Wood by Jeremy Bolwell
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Re: The Roveries by AnnieT on Saturday, 05 June 2021
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Much of my early childhood spent here in my grandparents house, so many happy memories. My Grandad was head chauffeur and gamekeeper to Major Sykes. The woods leading up to the Hill Fort were my playground, smothered in bluebells in the Spring. In the Summer we used to take a picnic up to Caesar's Oak, the area was flat and open ideal for playing cricket and rounders. The farm dog Chum, a border collie was an excellent fielder. I wonder if the tree is still standing.
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Re: The Roveries by Anonymous on Friday, 13 November 2020
There is an ancient oak in Roveries wood known locally as "Caesar's Oak"; the story being that Caesar rested under the oak during a campaign in the area.
While the oak is unlikely to date to date to Roman times, the fact that such a name exists strongly suugests this is an ancient wood, and potentially that something significant occured in the area during the Roman occupation.
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Re: The Roveries by Anonymous on Saturday, 29 April 2017
April 2017
Tried to visit The Roveries today. Attempted two approaches, but the site appears to be fenced off. The footpath from the Lydham road which looked so promising on the OS map was poorly signposted and ended up abruptly ending at the stream at the bottom of the The Roveries hill. The stream was fenced off. We retreated and tried again from the farm west of Clear view stoves - there is a footpath there, but it does not go up to the hill. We stomped along a track towards the The Roveries, but met fresh fencing straight across where a path was marked on the OS map.
We ran out of time to try possible approaches from the Church Stoke road and will try again on another occasion.
What a shame this hill fort is so difficult to find and see. Why do people make it so hard?
Does anyone know who owns the land? Does anyone know the best route to the Roveries?
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Re: The Roveries by Anonymous on Monday, 24 October 2005
Site visited Sat 22nd October. Although substantially covered by trees it is possible to get some views from the fort. There seem to be two entrances to the fort. Once parked its best to walk clockwise around the base until you see the first of two paths to the fort. It takes about 10 minutes to walk up once you get to the path(s). The first path is slippy so be careful. The first route on the SW of the fort has the clearest view of Bury Ditches, which because of the trees can only be seen on the way up.
The next path, further around the base on the west side (approximately) leads to the northern entrance. The Northern entrance is stone lined and is still in a good state of preservation although not sure when the stone lineing dates too. Pretty sure that there's also a reference to the stone lining at the Roveries in Webster's book about the Cornovii. Just inside the entrance on the left side as you go in are the remains of what appear to be a guardroom. The fort is of a similar size to Bishops Ring hillfort to the north east. Bishops Ring is also intervisible from the Roveries although only from the base of the hill at present due to the tree coverage. Bishops Ring hillfort can be seen on the horizon to the left of bright orange painted tree! (Must be a local artist?) The Roveries is one of very few contour forts in the area. The majority of forts in the area tend to be sited on the side of the hill with the ramparts circling around the highest point of the hill.

The corkscrewing paths around the hill could be given a Silbury like interpretation but they probably simply represent the only practical way to get up and down to the fort. A charming hillfort.
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