Stanwick Iron Age Hill Fort
Stanwick Iron Age Hill Fort is an archaeological site in Stanwick St. John, Richmondshire District, England. Stanwick Iron Age Hill Fort is situated nearby to the archaeological site Stanwick Iron Age Fortifications, as well as near the forest Hillhouse Plantation.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stanwick Iron Age Fortifications and St John the Baptist’s Church, Stanwick.
Stanwick Iron Age Fortifications
Archaeological site
Photo: Lizzyp, Public domain.
The Stanwick Iron Age Fortifications, a huge Iron Age hill fort, sometimes but not always considered an oppidum, comprising over 9 kilometres of ditches and ramparts enclosing approximately 300 hectares of land, are situated in Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England. Stanwick Iron Age Fortifications is situated 730 feet southeast of Stanwick Iron Age Hill Fort.
St John the Baptist’s Church, Stanwick
Church
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St John the Baptist's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Stanwick St John, North Yorkshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. St John the Baptist’s Church, Stanwick is situated 1,900 feet northeast of Stanwick Iron Age Hill Fort.
Forcett Hall
Building
Photo: Tony Simms, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Forcett Hall is an English country house in the village of Forcett, North Yorkshire, England, some 6.5 miles west of Darlington. It is a Grade I listed building. Forcett Hall is situated 3,800 feet northwest of Stanwick Iron Age Hill Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aldbrough St John and Piercebridge.
Aldbrough St John
Village
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Aldbrough St John is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The parish has a population of 325, increasing to 392 at the 2011 Census. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
Piercebridge
Village
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Piercebridge is a village and civil parish in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of Durham, England. It is situated a few miles west of the town of Darlington. Piercebridge is situated 3 miles northeast of Stanwick Iron Age Hill Fort.
Gainford
Village
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Gainford or Gainford on Tees is a village on the north bank of the River Tees in County Durham, England. It is half-way between Barnard Castle and Darlington, near Winston, at OS map reference NZ 1716. Gainford is situated 3½ miles north of Stanwick Iron Age Hill Fort.
Stanwick Iron Age Hill Fort
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Stanwick St. John, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.49956° or 54° 29′ 58″ northLongitude
-1.72227° or 1° 43′ 20″ westOpen location code
9C6WF7XH+R3OpenStreetMap ID
way 481105976OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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