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Ring cairn and Selattyn Tower on Selattyn Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Shropshire. The site comprises a substantial cairn surrounded by a ditch, which forms the characteristic ring cairn type, and is topped by a later stone tower structure known as Selattyn Tower. The cairn itself dates to the Bronze Age and represents an important funerary monument of that period, whilst the tower is a later addition to the landscape. The monument stands at an elevated position on Selattyn Hill, commanding views across the surrounding terrain, and remains a significant archaeological record of both prehistoric burial practice and post-medieval structural heritage.
Ring cairn and Selattyn Tower on Selattyn Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017237. View the official record →
Ring cairn and Selattyn Tower on Selattyn Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017237.
Ring cairn and Selattyn Tower on Selattyn Hill 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 1017237.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Offa's Dyke: section 300yds (270m) long, N of Pentre-Shannel (6.1 km), Trefarclawdd colliery remains immediately north of Pottery Cottages (6.6 km), Offa's Dyke: section 380m west of Pottery Cottages (6.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Ring cairn and Selattyn Tower on Selattyn Hill'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.
Ring cairn and Selattyn Tower on Selattyn Hill stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.