Old Oswestry Hillfort

E194813

Iron Age hillfort archaeological site scheduled monument

Old Oswestry Hillfort is a well-preserved Iron Age hillfort in Shropshire, England, renowned for its extensive earthworks and archaeological significance.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Old Oswestry Hillfort canonical	1
Old Oswestry hill	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Iron Age hillfort ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ
area	approximately 8 hectares ⓘ
country	England ⓘ
elevation	hilltop ⓘ
gridReference	SJ 297 309 ⓘ
hasAccessFrom	B4580 road ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalEvidenceOf	defensive modifications ⓘ occupation layers ⓘ roundhouse platforms ⓘ
hasConservationStatus	protected archaeological site ⓘ
hasConstructionStartDate	Iron Age ⓘ
hasEarliestPhase	Early Iron Age ⓘ
hasFeature	defensive earthworks ⓘ ditches ⓘ entrance passages ⓘ internal platforms ⓘ multiple ramparts ⓘ
hasLaterPhase	Late Iron Age ⓘ Middle Iron Age ⓘ
hasNumberOfRamparts	up to four ⓘ
hasViewOf	Welsh borderlands ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Grade I listed monument ⓘ Scheduled Monument ⓘ
locatedIn	Shropshire ⓘ West Midlands ⓘ
locatedNear	Oswestry ⓘ
locatedOn	Old Oswestry Hillfort self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Old Oswestry hill
managedBy	English Heritage ⓘ
nearestTown	Oswestry ⓘ
notableFor	archaeological significance ⓘ complex multivallate defences ⓘ well-preserved earthworks ⓘ
openToPublic	true ⓘ
overlooks	Oswestry plain ⓘ
ownedBy	English Heritage ⓘ
partOf	Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ⓘ surface form: Shropshire hillfort landscape
referencedIn	local folklore ⓘ
region	Shropshire Council ⓘ surface form: Shropshire Council area
shape	irregular oval ⓘ
subjectOf	archaeological excavations ⓘ conservation campaigns ⓘ
threatenedBy	nearby development proposals ⓘ
touristAttraction	true ⓘ
usedDuring	Iron Age ⓘ Roman period ⓘ early medieval period ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oswestry → hasLandmark → Old Oswestry Hillfort ⓘ

Old Oswestry Hillfort → locatedOn → Old Oswestry Hillfort self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Oswestry hill