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Bury Bank is a multivallate hillfort located in Staffordshire, England, dating to the Iron Age period. The monument is defined by multiple concentric defensive ramparts and ditches that encircle the hilltop, a characteristic feature of later Iron Age fortified settlements in the British Midlands. The site represents an important example of prehistoric defensive architecture and demonstrates the substantial investment in fortification undertaken by Iron Age communities in this region. Its multivallate design suggests a significant settlement of considerable status and resources during the later prehistoric period.
Multivallate hillfort at Bury Bank is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008548. View the official record →
Bury Bank is a multivallate hillfort located in Staffordshire, England, dating to the Iron Age period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008548.
Multivallate hillfort at Bury Bank 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 1008548.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Saxon's Lowe, Tittensor Common (1 km), Bowl barrow in Swynnerton Park (3.6 km), Moated site at Great Hartwell Farm (4.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Multivallate hillfort at Bury Bank'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.
Multivallate hillfort at Bury Bank stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.