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Slight univallate hillfort is a prehistoric defensive earthwork located on Ebury Hill near Haughton Farm in Shropshire. The monument comprises a single bank and ditch defining an enclosed hilltop settlement, characteristic of Iron Age fortification practices in the region. The site's archaeological significance was further complicated by its later military use during the Second World War, when a vehicle testing station was established on the summit, resulting in structural modifications to the original earthworks. The hillfort's univallate form and topographic position reflect its function as a territorial or settlement centre during the later prehistoric period, though detailed chronological assignment and excavation records for this specific site remain limited in the wider archaeological literature.
Slight univallate hillfort and a World War II vehicle testing station on the summit of Ebury Hill, 550m west of Haughton Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021283. View the official record →
Slight univallate hillfort is a prehistoric defensive earthwork located on Ebury Hill near Haughton Farm in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021283.
Slight univallate hillfort and a World War II vehicle testing station on the summit of Ebury Hill, 550m west of Haughton 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 1021283.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site discovered by aerial photography (5 km), Churchyard cross SW of St Giles Church (6.1 km), Moated site and fishponds 150m north of Attingham Home Farm (6.2 km).
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Slight univallate hillfort and a World War II vehicle testing station on the summit of Ebury Hill, 550m west of Haughton Farm stands on Unnamed Metasedimentary Rocks, Neoproterozoic, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and conglomerate.