Old Oswestry hillfort
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Uploaded by graemefield01 on May 4, 2009
An Iron age hillfort in Shropshire, England. Inhabited throughout the Neolithic, Bronze, Iron ages and during the Roman period. This ancient monument also has historical links to King Arthur. Old Oswestry is a large and impressive early Iron Age hill fort in the Welsh Marches near Oswestry in north west Shropshire Iron
It was occupied between the sixth century BC and the Roman conquest of Roman Britain, probably by the Cornovii tribe.
The complexity of its defences suggests several phases of development. The site was originally occupied by a few undefended round huts. These were then enclosed by a double bank and ditch enclosure spreading over 52,000 square metres (1.3 acres). Entrances were placed through the enclosure at the east and west ends where the inner bank was pulled back inwards to create a more impressive gateway. These defences were later rebuilt and a third bank added on all sides except the south east where the hill's steep slope made further strengthening unnecessary. The western entrance was then remodelled with unusual rectangular hollows separated by ridges dug out and defended by outworks. Finally two further circuits of banks and ditches were added to the outside and a flanking bank placed alongside the eastern entrance.
Although Old Oswestry was one of the most strongly defended hill forts in Britain there is no evidence that the Roman Legions ever tried to besiege it.
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Bin there thousands of times
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@1chrisrichards hope you wont need prescpiptions ,if u do u might wish it was in wales
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as far as ppl go its English and is in England its right next too wales thats all.
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i'm from oswestry and im glad its not part of wales ITS ENGLAND AND FOREVER WILL ENGLAN TILL I DIE
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I still regard Oswestry as being in Wales! Even the cashpoints in the town center speak welsh ...
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A true Celtic landmark - maybe Oswestry should put back into Wales???
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I live by that lol.
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These were my ancestors! Long live the memory of the Cornovii!
Kernew bys vykken!
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Why do you think the eartworks around the entrance are so ornate?
I love the harp!!! Where can I get the music
chickpee 2 years ago 2
The answer to your question is now posted under "more info" alongside my video. :)
graemefield01 2 years ago