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Bury Ditches is a small multivallate hillfort located on the summit of Sunnyhill near Clun in Shropshire, England. The monument comprises multiple concentric defensive banks and ditches which characterize its multivallate design, typical of Iron Age hillforts in the Welsh Marches region. The fort occupies a prominent hilltop position that would have provided commanding views across the surrounding landscape, serving both defensive and territorial functions. Dating to the Iron Age period, Bury Ditches represents one of the numerous fortified settlements established across this region during the later prehistoric era, reflecting the settlement patterns and defensive strategies of Iron Age communities in the borderlands between Wales and England.
Bury Ditches, a small multivallate hillfort on the summit of Sunnyhill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010320. View the official record →
Bury Ditches is a small multivallate hillfort located on the summit of Sunnyhill near Clun in Shropshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010320.
Bury Ditches, a small multivallate hillfort on the summit of Sunnyhill is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1010320.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rockhill Earthwork (6.4 km), Hopton Castle tower keep castle with outer bailey 150m north west of Park Cottage (7 km), Ringwork on Warfield Bank 500m south east of Park Cottage (7.7 km).
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