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The Burgs is a Iron Age hillfort located near Clun in Shropshire. The site occupies a commanding position and comprises a multi-vallate defensive structure typical of the later Iron Age in the Welsh Marches region. The earthworks consist of concentric banks and ditches that would have provided substantial fortification against contemporary threats. Its strategic location reflects the importance of controlling territory in this border landscape during the pre-Roman Iron Age period.
The Burgs is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003016. View the official record →
The Burgs is a Iron Age hillfort located near Clun in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003016.
The Burgs 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 1003016.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Iron Age settlement site in Bomere Wood (1.3 km), Moated site, fishponds and ridge and furrow cultivation remains, 260m south west of Betton Alkmere (1.6 km), Moated site and an associated field system 240m south of Panson Farm (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Burgs'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.
The Burgs stands on Unnamed Metasedimentary Rocks, Neoproterozoic, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and conglomerate.