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Kelsborrow promontory fort is a prehistoric defensive earthwork situated on Castle Hill in Cheshire, positioned approximately 300 metres south-west of Castle Hill Farm. The monument occupies a naturally defensive promontory location and is defined by substantial earthen ramparts that exploit the topography to create an enclosed stronghold. Dating evidence places the fort within the Iron Age period, when such promontory fortifications served as centres of settlement and territorial control in north-west England. The site represents an important example of Iron Age defensive architecture in the region, demonstrating the strategic use of elevated terrain and constructed defences characteristic of later prehistoric communities.
Kelsborrow promontory fort on Castle Hill 300m south west of Castle Hill Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013294. View the official record →
Kelsborrow promontory fort is a prehistoric defensive earthwork situated on Castle Hill in Cheshire, positioned approximately 300 metres south-west of Castle Hill Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013294.
Kelsborrow promontory fort on Castle Hill 300m south west of Castle Hill Farm 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 1013294.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Iddinshall Hall moated site (4.8 km), Cross base and shaft in St Helen's churchyard (5.5 km), Lower Huxley Hall moated site (6.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Kelsborrow promontory fort on Castle Hill 300m south west of Castle Hill Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Kelsborrow promontory fort on Castle Hill 300m south west of Castle Hill Farm stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.