Scheduled MonumentsEnglandCallow Hill Camp: a small multivallate hillfort

Callow Hill Camp: a small multivallate hillfort

England
List entry 1019828
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England
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Overview

History & significance

Callow Hill Camp is a small multivallate hillfort located in Shropshire, England. The site is defended by multiple concentric earthwork banks and ditches, characteristic of Iron Age fortified settlements, though the precise dating of its construction remains uncertain within the prehistoric period. Its modest scale suggests it may have served a local defensive or administrative function within the broader settlement hierarchy of the region. The earthworks remain substantially preserved, providing evidence of Iron Age fortification strategies in the Welsh Marches borderland.

Callow Hill Camp: a small multivallate hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019828. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Callow Hill Camp: a small multivallate hillfort?

Callow Hill Camp is a small multivallate hillfort located in Shropshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019828.

Who is responsible for protecting Callow Hill Camp: a small multivallate hillfort?

Callow Hill Camp: a small 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 1019828.

What other scheduled monuments are near Callow Hill Camp: a small multivallate hillfort?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross-dyke on Ratlinghope Hill, 740m north of Brow Farm (7.5 km), Ratlinghope Hill camp: a slight univallate hillfort, 600m north east of Brow Farm (7.8 km), Bowl barrow 200m north-west of Wildmoor Pool. (9 km).

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