A Native Fortress in Wolverhampton?

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suave harv Oct 20, 2003 21:23:33

Last September elderford mentioned there's a 'Native Fortress' in Shipley near Wolverhampton. Has anyone a grid ref, or even any idea of what I could expect to find? I think it was mentioned on a 1992 os map - any ideas? I'll investigate this weekend, I hope! - it's only down the road. . .

FourWinds Oct 20, 2003 22:01:25

Replying to suave harv

... ooh ... don't wanna go there! Not on a Saturday afternoon ...

nigelswift Oct 21, 2003 07:07:44

Replying to suave harv

It's a little to the West, at Rudge, called The Walls. (Fork right behind The Royal Oak on the Bridgnorth Road and take a footpath to the right after a hundred yards. Very pretty, it's been a favourite walk of mine for 50 yrs).
I always understood that it was simply "R*man", but it's mentioned here...
http://www.roman-britain.org/tribes/cornovii.htm
... as being Pre-Roman Cornovian, which is what he meant by the term Native Fortress I presume.
(NB-It's called Chesterton Walls, not to be confused with another Chesterton of that tribe that's mentioned near Newcastle u Lyme).
I'd be interested to know what you find out.

elderford Oct 21, 2003 16:35:13

Replying to suave harv

here it is:

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=379500&y=295500&z=3&sv=379500,295500&st=4&ar=N&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf

looks like a public right of way creeping up along side it, so there shouldn't be a problem with access.

elderford Oct 21, 2003 16:38:19

Replying to suave harv

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=383500&y=292500&z=3&sv=383500,292500&st=4&ar=N&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf

over to the right and down a bit (closer to w'ton than the fort).

War Stone? go find out what it is.