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Croft Ambrey
Date Added: 22nd Jun 2022
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Herefordshire)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Croft Ambrey submitted by jfarrar on 10th Jan 2009. Southern Ramparts from outside the fort
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Log Text: Like Marko’s visit seven years ago, the vegetation and bracken obscured a lot of it, but still, it’s a hillfort with great views!
Five Barrows (Northumberland)
Date Added: 29th Jan 2023
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Northumberland)
Visited: Yes on 26th Jan 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Five Barrows (Northumberland) submitted by w650marion on 29th Jan 2023. The largest cairn, on the ridge top, about 19 meters diameter. It has a central dip where it was excavated.
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Log Text: Balancing on logs dropped over the flooded parts of the footpath by the bridge, then tussock hopping over the boggy areas, but nicer walking over the ridge top to look for the barrows.
Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery
Date Added: 5th Oct 2019
Site Type: Museum
Country: England (Shropshire)
Visited: Yes on 6th Mar 2019
Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery submitted by w650marion on 6th Mar 2019. Shrewsbury museum is now in The Music Hall, The Square, SY1 1LH. Entry in 2019 is £4.50
The museum has a particularly good Roman Gallery, with finds from Wroxeter, and a short film discussing some of the finds.
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Pave Lane Hillfort
Date Added: 5th Oct 2019
Site Type: Misc. Earthwork
Country: England (Shropshire)
Visited: Yes on 14th Mar 2019
Pave Lane Hillfort submitted by w650marion on 14th Mar 2019. One of the banks of the multivallate enclosed Iron Age farmstead, photo taken from the road, over a gate.
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The Stiperstones
Date Added: 24th Oct 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Shropshire)
Visited: Yes on 24th Oct 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
The Stiperstones submitted by TimPrevett on 28th Jun 2004. A cairn just north east of Manstone Rock.
"The Stiperstones" is the name for a hill on the far west reaches of Shropshire, well into The Welsh Marches, overlooking the Welsh border. It is the second highest hill in Shropshire, affording superb views in all directions, and having several bronze age cairns along its ridge.
The cairns themselves, excepting the largest, can be quite hard to locate. At a very reductionist level, they are basically piles of stone amidst a whole ridge of piles of...
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Log Text: In the clouds, with only ravens and red grouse for company - perfect!
Caer Caradoc (Church Stretton)
Date Added: 18th Apr 2024
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Shropshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Apr 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Caer Caradoc (Church Stretton) submitted by TimPrevett on 28th Jun 2004. Caer Caradoc, taken from a northwest angle on a lovely summer's morning. Indeed, this offers some formidable defense. If this were the place of Caratacus' last stand against the Romans, this would have indeed been something difficult to conquer, even by Roman standards. However, there is no evidence to confirm this suggestion.
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Log Text: Wonderful views all around! The wind was cold and very strong, but you could find good calm shelter between the ramparts and the inner rocks where the ground was level and dry - a place for hut circles?
Callow Hill Camp
Date Added: 17th Aug 2024
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Shropshire)
Visited: Yes on 17th Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Callow Hill Camp submitted by TheWhiteRider on 30th Jul 2005. Part of the Southern Sector.
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Log Text: A narrow path through dense vegetation and trees follows the top of the main rampart; the excellent views to the west and north are now totally hidden by this growth but can be seen on the approach from Poles Coppice.
Burrow Hill Camp (Shropshire)
Date Added: 21st Aug 2024
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Shropshire)
Visited: Yes on 21st Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Burrow Hill Camp (Shropshire) submitted by harleygreyhound on 15th Dec 2022. A different view on the Burrow Hill Fort in the South Shropshire Hills
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Log Text: Centre overgrown but rampart walk clear, lovely views, able to see far into the distance today.
Nesscliffe
Date Added: 11th Oct 2024
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Shropshire)
Visited: Yes on 10th Oct 2024. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Nesscliffe submitted by Dodomad on 26th Jul 2024. Lisa one of the excavators drawing a patch of ancient pavement. From the dig at this year’s Nesscliffe Hillfort Project
@NesscliffeHill1 on Twitter - more here: x.com/NesscliffeHill1
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Log Text: Archaeologists reconstruction of the guard chamber and entrance passage (with a Drystone veneer) in place - very nice, but the rest of the Hillfort is more difficult to see now due to tree clearance in progress and heavy summer overgrowth.
Old Oswestry Fort
Date Added: 23rd Oct 2024
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Shropshire)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Oct 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Old Oswestry Fort submitted by Bladup on 16th Jan 2016. Old Oswestry, western side looking north.
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Log Text: Extensive views for miles from the ramparts, despite being a low hill. Enjoyable walk on a well cared for Hillfort. The southern half and large central area is being grazed by black soay/hebridean sheep (Iron Age sheep) to keep the bracken away - it can damage the archaeology.
Mitchell's Fold
Date Added: 21st Dec 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Shropshire)
Visited: Yes on 21st Dec 2024
Mitchell's Fold submitted by w650marion on 21st Dec 2022. Mitchell’s Fold Circle for the setting sun on the winter solstice of 2022.
25 minutes before the event we had torrential rain and dark skies!
But then it cleared and it was quite lovely.
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Log Text: Winter Solstice sunset, a glimpse of the sun for a few minutes before it disappeared behind clouds and below the horizon. Four friendly strangers in attendance on the very cold and windy site.
Stapeley Hill Cairn
Date Added: 30th Dec 2024
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Shropshire)
Visited: Yes on 30th Dec 2024. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 3
Stapeley Hill Cairn submitted by TimPrevett on 30th Dec 2004. A cairn on Stapeley Hill; see main entry for full details - click on blue text link to the left of the picture.
A composite shot looking towards Corndon Hill, and Mitchell's Fold (out of view).
It was snowing hard at this point on Midwinter Solstice Eve, and even I was questioning my sanity about being in this exposed, beautiful and dramatic landscape.
A biting wind meant I did not stay here for any longer than necessary to get a shot, but on subsequent trips, it will be worth spending tim...
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Log Text: Why here, on the mid point of the saddle, between the two highest points? A carefully chosen placement for its location. Always a lovely walk.
Holywell Brook (Rorrington)
Date Added: 30th Dec 2024
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: England (Shropshire)
Visited: Yes on 30th Dec 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 2
Holywell Brook (Rorrington) submitted by TimPrevett on 12th Jul 2005. On the far north end of Stapeley Hill, two springs close to each other emanate from the hillside, converging into one brook.
For centuries these springs were venerated, even as late as the 19th Century. On Holy Thursday, there would be a procession here, and the springs decorated and dressed. Ritual dropping of pins into the water, drinking of a brew made from water and sugar, and eating of cakes were observed. All this followed by a fair in Rorrington village itself.
Source: Stapeley Hill H...
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Log Text: I love to come here and see the water issuing out of the green hillside. The two springs always make a gentle tinkle and trickling sound, so peaceful. Always here no matter what the time of year. A sort of magical place.
Castle Ring (Rorrington)
Date Added: 30th Dec 2024
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Shropshire)
Visited: Yes on 30th Dec 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Castle Ring (Rorrington) submitted by TimPrevett on 12th Jul 2005. One of a number of monuments called Castle Ring; this one near Rorrington just north west of Stapeley Hill.
Just one ring surrounds this hilltop, with glorious views. Access is not obvious, so follow the route on the map, and when going through the wood, mind your footing. Tripping hazards abound.
A lovely remote place. Even though, while I was here on midsummer eve, a man on a quad bike came riding on a track to the south. If I recall correct, he was the brother of the landowner. We discuss...
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Log Text: We frequently visit this modest hillfort - it has fantastic views and a lovely peacefull ambience. It's the start of an interesting walk of natural springs, cairns and stone circles....
Hoarstones
Date Added: 27th Feb 2025
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Shropshire)
Visited: Yes on 27th Feb 2025. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 2 Access 3
Hoarstones submitted by Postman on 1st Apr 2018. The sun came out at last and made the whole scene far too bright, it was almost painful to look.
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Log Text: It's a sad unloved stone circle in a very boggy large field marked "private keep out". Not one I visit very often, I do remember it having official access with an info board 30 years ago. It looked better then but I can't find any photos (it was pre digital camera days)
Castle Ring (Stiperstones)
Date Added: 9th Apr 2025
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Shropshire)
Visited: Yes on 9th Apr 2025. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 3
Castle Ring (Stiperstones) submitted by w650marion on 13th Nov 2019. Castle Ring Hillfort, surrounded by steep precipitous slopes on all sides apart from a saddle just visible in the distance. It's a long walk to it!
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Log Text: Relatively easy walk up from Snailbeach car park (compared with the ankle breaking southern Stiperstones path!) Excellent views down into the dingles and across the Shropshire plain.
Kerguntuil Dolmen
Date Added: 6th Oct 2019
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22))
Visited: Yes on 21st Sep 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
Kerguntuil dolmen submitted by greywether on 26th Jun 2005. There are two sites here: a dolmen and a more interesting allee couverte.
Photo shows dolmen with allee couverte in the background. Taken June 1994.
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Log Text: Easy access. and there is a better one behind it!
Kerguntuil allée couverte
Date Added: 6th Oct 2019
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: France (Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22))
Visited: Yes on 21st Sep 2019. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Kerguntuil allée couverte submitted by greywether on 26th Jun 2005. Allee couverte from the NE. The entrance is on the right.
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Log Text: Attractive, easy to enter and see carvings.
Crec'h Quillé
Date Added: 6th Oct 2019
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: France (Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22))
Visited: Yes on 22nd Sep 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Crec'h Quillé submitted by greywether on 26th Jun 2005. A well-preserved allee-couverte with entrance, E/W chamber and mound. Art on one of the chamber stones opposite the entrance.
Photo looking E, taken June 1994.
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Log Text: Lovely site in it's own grassy enclosure - when you can find it!
Saint-Uzec menhir
Date Added: 21st Jul 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22))
Visited: Yes on 22nd Sep 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 2 Access 5
Saint-Uzec menhir submitted by TheCaptain on 22nd Apr 2011. Its crowning glory is the way it has been christianised with the addition of a granite cross on top and carvings on its front (southern) face, which show scenes from the bible and the "roughly hewn instruments of passion".
In the past it was also painted. This was all done in 1674, when the nearby chapel was built.
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Log Text: It's big with lots of tourists constantly visiting. Strangely, I didn't like the atmosphere here compared to other places.