Bury Walls
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 Rampart of Bury Walls | |
  Shown within Shropshire | |
| Location | Near Weston-under-Redcastle, Shropshire |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 52°50′34″N 2°37′43″W / 52.84278°N 2.62861°W |
| OS grid reference | SJ 577 274 |
| Altitude | 160 m (525 ft) |
| Type | Hillfort |
| Length | 520 metres (1,710 ft) |
| Width | 380 metres (1,250 ft) |
| Area | 8 hectares (20 acres) |
| History | |
| Periods | Iron Age |
| Designated | 17 December 1929 |
| Reference no. | 1020284 |
| Identifiers | |
| Atlas of Hillforts | 0048 |
Bury Walls is an Iron Age hillfort about 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east of Weston-under-Redcastle, in Shropshire, England. It is a scheduled monument.[1]
The fort is on a promontory facing south-west, part of the southern escarpment of a sandstone ridge. The altitude is 160 metres (520 ft). The enclosure is about 520 metres (1,710 ft) north to south and 380 metres (1,250 ft) east to west; the area within is about 8 hectares (20 acres).[1][2]
There are steep slopes on all sides except the north, where there are two massive ramparts and ditches, the inner rampart being about 7.8 metres (26 ft) above the interior. Elsewhere there is a single rampart around the edge of the promontory, about 3.0 metres (10 ft) along the east side and up to 1.8 metres (5 ft 11 in) along the west side.[2]
From the enclosure there are extensive views to the south, and there is a natural spring within the enclosure. The main entrance is near the north-east corner: there is an inturned entrance about 5 metres (16 ft) wide.[1]
