Wapley Hill large multivallate hillfort and pillow mounds 150m north of Warren House.

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Wapley Hill is a large multivallate hillfort located in Herefordshire, England, situated approximately 150 metres north of Warren House. The monument comprises a hillfort of Iron Age date, defended by multiple concentric banks and ditches that follow the contours of the hill, typical of the defensive earthwork tradition of the later prehistoric period. Associated with the hillfort are pillow mounds positioned to the north, which represent a later phase of land use, dating to the medieval or early post-medieval period when the site was adapted for rabbit warren management. The combination of prehistoric and later medieval features at this location illustrates the long continuity of human activity and land exploitation across different historical periods.

Wapley Hill large multivallate hillfort and pillow mounds 150m north of Warren House. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011017. View the official record →

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