Black Bank (Hillfort) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Black Bank (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

The fort on its wooded spur, seen from Offa’s Dyke Path near Salvagog Dingle to the south.

Image credit: A. Brookes (8.8.2011)

thesweetcheat Aug 14, 2011

Image of Black Bank (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

Seen from Offa’s Dyke Path near Stone House Farm to the west.

Image credit: A. Brookes (8.8.2011)

thesweetcheat Aug 11, 2011

Image of Black Bank (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

From Buttington to the NW.

Image credit: A. Brookes (8.8.2011)

thesweetcheat Aug 11, 2011

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Black Bank

Hillfort

thesweetcheat Jul 29, 2011

Small promontory hillfort, covered in trees. Coflein description:

A sub-oval enclosure, c.74m E-W by 39m, occupying the W end of a sharp E-W ridge, cut off by a ditch to the E, elsewhere defined by scarps, with a possible W entrance.

Sites within 20km of Black Bank

Beacon Ring

Hillfort • 1.79km SSE

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Maen Llog

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.86km WSW

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Crowther’s Camp

Enclosure • 4.01km NW

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Beechfield

Hillfort • 4.09km E

1

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Sarn-y-Bryn-Caled (Destroyed)

Timber Circle • 5.2km WSW

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Sarn-y-Bryn-Caled

Cursus • 5.42km WSW

2
Gaer Fawr (Welshpool)

Hillfort • 6.62km WNW

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Cefyn y Castell

Hillfort • 7.03km NE

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New Pieces Enclosure, Breiddin Hill

Hillfort • 7.24km NNE

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Caus Castle

Hillfort • 7.34km ENE

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Breiddin Hill Camp

Hillfort • 7.48km NNE

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Golfa

Enclosure • 8.55km WSW

1
Dyffryn Lane

Henge • 8.58km SW

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Castle Ring (Rorrington)

Hillfort • 8.6km ESE

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Pen-y-Foel

Hillfort • 8.66km WSW

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Maen Beuno

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.72km SW

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4
Cefn-yr-allt

Hillfort • 9km SW

1
The Hoarstones

Stone Circle • 9.75km ESE

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The Cow Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.78km SE

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Stapeley Hill

Ring Cairn • 9.84km SE

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Y Gaer (Meifod)

Enclosure • 9.94km WNW

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Crosswood

Enclosure • 10.01km N

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Mitchell’s Fold

Stone Circle • 10.02km SE

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Mitchell’s Fold cairn

Cairn(s) • 10.14km SE

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Collfryn

Enclosure • 10.63km NW

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Whetstones

Stone Circle • 10.72km SE

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Whetstones Cairn

Cairn(s) • 10.85km SE

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Pant Brwynog

Cairn(s) • 11.46km SE

2
Bryn Mawr

Enclosure • 11.54km NNW

2

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Corndon Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.63km SE

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2
Ffridd Faldwyn

Hillfort • 11.66km SSW

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Pennerley Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 11.87km ESE

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Cefn-Cyfronydd

Enclosure • 12km W

2

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Callow Hill Camp

Hillfort • 12.34km E

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Castle Ring (Shelve)

Hillfort • 12.68km E

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Roundton

Hillfort • 12.96km SE

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Long Hill

Hillfort • 12.97km NW

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Cwm Mawr Stone Axe Factory

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 13.23km SE

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The Stiperstones

Cairn(s) • 13.73km ESE

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Soldier’s Mount

Hillfort • 13.89km NW

2
The Rossett

Round Barrow(s) • 14.13km S

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2
Llanymynech Hill

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 14.49km NNW

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Pentre Camp (Llangyniew)

Hillfort • 14.72km W

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Earl’s Hill and Pontesford Hill

Hillfort • 14.75km E

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Heath Mynd

Platform Cairn • 15.28km SE

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Blodwel Rock

Hillfort • 15.3km N

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St Mary’s Well

Sacred Well • 15.99km WSW

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Roveries Hill

Hillfort • 16.26km SE

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Cothercott Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 16.41km E

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Castle Ring (Ratlinghope)

Hillfort • 17.12km ESE

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Nesscliffe Hill Camp

Hillfort • 17.24km NE

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Castle Ring tumulus

Round Barrow(s) • 17.5km E

6

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Caer Din

Enclosure • 17.84km SSE

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Mynydd-y-Bryn

Round Cairn • 18.95km NW
Llwyn Bryn Dinas

Hillfort • 19.33km NW

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Shooting Box barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 19.93km ESE

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Robin Hood’s Butts (Shropshire)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.96km E

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