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Small multivallate hillfort at Burrow, 750m WSW of St Mary's Church is a prehistoric defended settlement located in Shropshire. The monument is characterised by multiple ramparts and ditches, features typical of Iron Age hillforts in the West Midlands region. Such multivallate structures suggest repeated phases of construction or refurbishment, indicating sustained occupation and investment in defensive capability during the later prehistoric period. The site's strategic position reflects the importance of hillforts as territorial centres and places of refuge during the Iron Age, when such fortified settlements played a crucial role in regional settlement hierarchies.
Small multivallate hillfort at Burrow, 750m WSW of St Mary's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021071. View the official record →
Small multivallate hillfort at Burrow, 750m WSW of St Mary's Church is a prehistoric defended settlement located in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021071.
Small multivallate hillfort at Burrow, 750m WSW of St Mary's Church 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 1021071.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Ditches: an enclosed settlement on Bedstone Hill (7.7 km), Jay Lane Roman fort (8.7 km), Roman station of Bravinium (9.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Small multivallate hillfort at Burrow, 750m WSW of St Mary's Church'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 multivallate hillfort at Burrow, 750m WSW of St Mary's Church stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.