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Pontesford Hill Camp is a small multivallate hillfort situated near the village of Pontesford in Shropshire. The site is defined by multiple defensive earthwork banks and ditches that encircle the hilltop, characteristic of Iron Age fortification design. Its strategic position on elevated terrain would have offered commanding views across the surrounding landscape, typical of settlements serving both defensive and territorial functions during the pre-Roman Iron Age. The monument remains an important archaeological record of Iron Age settlement and territorial organisation in the West Midlands region.
Pontesford Hill Camp: a small multivallate hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019829. View the official record →
Pontesford Hill Camp is a small multivallate hillfort situated near the village of Pontesford in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019829.
Pontesford 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 1019829.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross-dyke on Ratlinghope Hill, 740m north of Brow Farm (8 km), Ratlinghope Hill camp: a slight univallate hillfort, 600m north east of Brow Farm (8.2 km), Bowl barrow and a section of boundary bank at Henley Nap (8.9 km).
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