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Promontory fort on Burton Point is an Iron Age hillfort situated in Cheshire, England, occupying a defensible promontory position approximately 550 metres south-west of Burton Point Farm. The fort is defined by substantial earthwork defences that exploit the natural topography of the promontory, comprising banks and ditches characteristic of Iron Age fortified settlements in the North West of England. The site represents a significant example of Iron Age settlement strategy in the region, where communities constructed hillforts to command strategic vantage points and facilitate defence and control of local territories. The earthworks remain substantially visible as archaeological monuments, preserving evidence of prehistoric settlement and social organisation in Cheshire during the Iron Age period.
Promontory fort on Burton Point 550m south west of Burton Point Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013298. View the official record →
Promontory fort on Burton Point is an Iron Age hillfort situated in Cheshire, England, occupying a defensible promontory position approximately 550 metres south-west of Burton Point Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013298.
Promontory fort on Burton Point 550m south west of Burton Point 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 1013298.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kelsterton Brewery (3.9 km), Castell Ewloe (6.2 km), Trueman's Hill motte (7.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Promontory fort on Burton Point 550m south west of Burton Point Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Promontory fort on Burton Point 550m south west of Burton Point Farm stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.