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This small enclosed Iron Age settlement and adjacent hollow way, located 350 metres north-west of Beechfield in Shropshire, is a scheduled ancient monument representing settlement activity during the Iron Age period. The site comprises an enclosed settlement structure together with a length of hollow way, a sunken trackway formed through prolonged use, indicating patterns of movement and communication in the prehistoric landscape. Such enclosed settlements of this period typically served as domestic and pastoral centres, with the associated hollow way providing evidence of routeways connecting communities across the Iron Age countryside. The monument is designated for its contribution to understanding Iron Age settlement organisation and land use in the West Midlands region.
Small enclosed Iron Age settlement and a length of an adjacent hollow way, 350m north west of Beechfield is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021277. View the official record →
This small enclosed Iron Age settlement and adjacent hollow way, located 350 metres north-west of Beechfield in Shropshire, is a scheduled ancient monument representing settlement activity during the Iron Age period.
Small enclosed Iron Age settlement and a length of an adjacent hollow way, 350m north west of Beechfield 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 1021277.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site and fishponds 250m south west of Middleton Farm (7 km), Mitchell's Fold stone circle, standing stone and cairn 280m south west of Mitchell's Fold (7.4 km), Dovecote at Chirbury Hall Farm (8.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Small enclosed Iron Age settlement and a length of an adjacent hollow way, 350m north west of Beechfield'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.
Small enclosed Iron Age settlement and a length of an adjacent hollow way, 350m north west of Beechfield stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.