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Slight univallate hillfort 80m east of Old Downton Cottage is a small Iron Age defensive settlement located in Herefordshire. The site is defined by a single defensive bank and ditch, characteristic of univallate hillfort construction, though the earthwork remains slight and modest in scale compared to major regional examples. Its position and form are consistent with smaller hillforts that proliferated across the Welsh Marches during the later prehistoric period, serving functions that likely encompassed settlement, refuge, and territorial demarcation for local communities.
Slight univallate hillfort 80m east of Old Downton Cottage. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011019. View the official record →
Slight univallate hillfort 80m east of Old Downton Cottage is a small Iron Age defensive settlement located in Herefordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011019.
Slight univallate hillfort 80m east of Old Downton Cottage. 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 1011019.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wigmore Abbey (2.5 km), Wigmore Castle (4.4 km), Richard's Castle: a motte and bailey with an enclosed settlement. (6.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Slight univallate hillfort 80m east of Old Downton Cottage.'s history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Slight univallate hillfort 80m east of Old Downton Cottage. stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.