Old Oswestry

Old Oswestry is a large early Iron Age hill fort in the Welsh Marches near in north west , England. The earthworks, which remain one of the best preserved hill forts in the UK, have been described as "The Stonehenge of the Iron Age Period".
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  • Archaeological site
  • Description: hillfort in Shropshire, England, UK
  • Also known as
    “Old Oswestry Hillfort”
    “Old Oswestry Iron Age Hill Fort”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Oswestry Castle and Shelf Bank.
Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a medieval castle in the town of , Shropshire, England. is situated 1 mile south of Old Oswestry.
is a hill in the centre of which has been a local nature reserve since 2014.
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is a Grade II listed heritage… is situated 4,000 feet south of Old Oswestry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oswestry and Gobowen.
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is a market town and historic railway town in , close to the Welsh border.
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is a village in , England, about 2 miles north of . is situated 1½ miles north of Old Oswestry.
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Oswestry is a market town and historic railway town in , close to the Welsh border. is situated 2 miles east of Old Oswestry.

Old Oswestry

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Latitude
52.87214° or 52° 52′ 20″ north
Longitude
-3.04786° or 3° 2′ 52″ west
Open location code
9C4RVXC2+VV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1076385990
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q7084681

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Welsh—“Old Oswestry” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “老奧斯華斯次”
  • German: “Old Oswestry”
  • Hebrew: “אוסווסטרי העתיקה”
  • Hebrew: “הן ד’ינאס”
  • Welsh: “Bryngaer yr Hen Ddinas”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Old Oswestry and Llwyn Coppice Play Area.

Nearby Places

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