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Bury Walls is a large multivallate hillfort situated in Shropshire, England, and represents a significant example of Iron Age defensive architecture. The monument is defined by multiple concentric banks and ditches that encircle the hilltop, a characteristic feature of later Iron Age hillforts in the region, typically dating to the later first millennium before the common era. The scale and complexity of its fortifications suggest it served as a major settlement and defensive centre, likely functioning as a focal point for the local community during the Iron Age period. The site remains an important archaeological resource for understanding settlement patterns and defensive strategies in prehistoric Britain.
Bury Walls: a large multivallate hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020284. View the official record →
Bury Walls is a large multivallate hillfort situated in Shropshire, England, and represents a significant example of Iron Age defensive architecture. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020284.
Bury Walls: a large multivallate hillfort 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 1020284.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Edge Runner Mill (site of) (0.7 km), Red Castle: an enclosure castle in Hawkstone Park (2 km), The Mount: a motte castle 200m west of Weston Farm (2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bury Walls: a large multivallate hillfort's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Bury Walls: a large multivallate hillfort stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.