Old Oswestry

Old Oswestry is a large early Iron Age hill fort in the Welsh Marches near Oswestry in north west Shropshire, 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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Type: Archaeological site
Description: hillfort in Shropshire, England, UK
Also known as: “Old Oswestry Hillfort” and “Old Oswestry Iron Age Hill Fort”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shelf Bank and Oswestry Castle.

Shelf Bank

Nature reserve

Shelf Bank is a hill in the centre of Oswestry which has been a local nature reserve since 2014. It has an elevation of 145 m and is a 3-hectare area consisting of acid grassland and naturally regenerated areas of woodland and scrub.

Oswestry Castle

Castle

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Oswestry Castle is a medieval castle in the town of Oswestry, Shropshire, England. The castle has also been known as, or recorded in historical documents as: Album Monasterium; Blancminster; Blankmouster; Blancmustier; Croes Oswald; L'Oeuvre; L'uvre; Castle Loure; Luure; Luvre; Lvvre: Castle Philip; Oswaldestre; Meresberie. Oswestry Castle is situated 1 mile south of Old Oswestry.

Oswestry railway station

Railway station

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Oswestry railway station is a Grade II listed heritage railway station in Oswestry, Shropshire, England. It was closed when passenger services were withdrawn in 1966. Oswestry railway station is situated 4,000 feet south of Old Oswestry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oswestry and Gobowen.

Oswestry

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Oswestry is a market town and historic railway town in Shropshire, close to the Welsh border. Oswestry is the largest settlement within the Oswestry Uplands, a designated natural area and national character area.

Gobowen

Village

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Gobowen is a village in Shropshire, England, about 3 miles north of Oswestry. The population according to the 2011 census was 3,270. Gobowen is situated 1½ miles north of Old Oswestry.