Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRoveries Hill Camp slight univallate hillfort 400m north east of The Roveries

Roveries Hill Camp slight univallate hillfort 400m north east of The Roveries

England
List entry 1011023
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011023
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
4.18 hectares
Grid reference
SO 32534 92491
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Roveries Hill Camp is a slight univallate hillfort located approximately 400 metres north-east of The Roveries in Shropshire. The monument is defined by a single defensive bank and ditch enclosing an irregular hilltop position, typical of Iron Age fortified settlements in the Welsh Marches region. The earthworks remain visible as low relief features in the landscape, though their subtle character reflects considerable degradation since their original construction. The site represents the category of smaller, territorially significant hillforts that characterised later prehistoric settlement and land control in this area of central England.

Roveries Hill Camp slight univallate hillfort 400m north east of The Roveries is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011023. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Roveries Hill Camp slight univallate hillfort 400m north east of The Roveries?

Roveries Hill Camp is a slight univallate hillfort located approximately 400 metres north-east of The Roveries in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011023.

Who is responsible for protecting Roveries Hill Camp slight univallate hillfort 400m north east of The Roveries?

Roveries Hill Camp slight univallate hillfort 400m north east of The Roveries 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 1011023.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roveries Hill Camp slight univallate hillfort 400m north east of The Roveries?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Motte and bailey castle and bishops' palace (3.5 km), Motte castle at Colebatch, 100m north of Lagden (5.4 km), Billings Ring large univallate hillfort (6.4 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roveries Hill Camp slight univallate hillfort 400m north east of The Roveries

Roveries Hill Camp slight univallate hillfort 400m north east of The Roveries stands on Arenig Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Arenigian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Roveries Hill Camp slight univallate hillfort 400m north east of The Roveries

Offa's DykeArchaeological site · ~2.9 milesWroxeterRoman town · ~18 milesBattle of Shrewsbury 1403Battle (1403) · ~19 miles