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Lookig west along the rampart at the northern entrance to the fort.

The NW rampart, lots of quarrying damage.

Looking north from the western rampart, towards Oxenton Hill. Bredon Hill can be seen dimly beyond.

Looking south from the SW rampart, towards neighbouring Cleeve Hill.

Standing on the SW rampart, looking NW. On a better day, the Malverns would be a prominent feature of the landscape from here.

At the southern corner of the fort, the rampart has been dug into as a ready-made quarry. Although this has caused a lot of damage, it allows a cross-section of the bank to be seen.

The SE inner rampart, looking SW from the southern entrance.

The southern entrance, looking north into the fort.

Standing in the ditch between the inner and outer ramparts at the SE of the fort, looking NE.

The inner SE rampart. Looking SW.

The 1923 edition of the 25” County Series map shows an arc of three stones in a field to the south of the stone circle. Is anything known about these?

The Radnor Forest sleeping Goddess. From Furrow Hill to the east.

Showing the position of the enclosure above the steep-sided Lugg Valley.

The enclosure sits on a shelf, below the highest point of the escarpment.

The single embankment of the enclosure.

Gilfach Hill above the Lugg Valley. The recumbent Goddess of the Radnor Forest rises on the skyline beyond.

Gilfach Hill in the middle distance (centre), rises above January temperature inversion. Seen from Hawthorn Hill to the north.

The Radnor mountains rise above winter temperature inversion. Seen from Offa’s Dyke on Hawthorn Hill to the NE.

The Whimble (left) and Bache Hill (right) from Offa’s Dyke on Hawthorn Hill to the NE. The barrows on both hills are prominent, even from five or six miles distant.

The flat summit of Black Mixen, seen from Offa’s Dyke on Hawthorn Hill five or six miles to the northeast. The reduced barrow can be seen to the left of the mast.

The Radnor Forest mountains seen from Offa’s Dyke Path south of Rhos-y-Meirch. Bache Hill with its own barrows is the peak on the left, Black Mixen is the flatter summit on the right.

Looking towards the tree-covered southern rampart from the southwest.

The southern rampart, looking east. The wall on the left of the picture encloses Bourton on the Water village cemetery, built within the fort.

The inner eastern rampart, about halfway along its length. Looking north.

Illustration of the Iron Age fort. The eastern annexe (bottom right of illustration) has been destroyed by gravel working.

Illustration of the original Neolithic causewayed camp from information board within the fort.

Looking across the outer rampart on the east of the fort, looking towards the inner rampart. The outer rampart is barely surviving in the foreground.

Northern end of the eastern ramparts. The outer eastern rampart on the left has been ploughed right down. The inner rampart is on the right.

The northern rampart, towards its eastern end. This is probably the best preserved section of rampart left.

At its northeastern corner, the rampart bulges outwards away from the present field boundary. It is very reduced by ploughing at this point and difficult to see except as a slight rise in the field’s contour.

The northern rampart, surmounted by modern drystone wall and trees. Looking SE.

The disused trig pillar can be seen amongst the vegetation on the northern (left of picture) end of the barrow.

This remains a decent-sized barrow, the plough now avoids it (the field around is cropped).

From the southwest.

Substantial limestone slab on the opposite side of the road, looking towards the barrow.

From the south.

The barrow from the southeast.

Seen from the south, the fort is loftily perched on its steep hilltop.

Ramparts at the southern entrance.

G/F provides scale for the ramparts protecting the southern entrance.

The impressive triple banks guarding the southern entrance to the fort.

Looking down on the southern end of the fort.

Looking down on the outer western rampart. The Berwyns range in North Wales was just visible looking NNW.

The western rampart curves round towards the southern end of the fort.

The inner eastern rampart, looking back towards Hope Bowdler Hill.

From the south east, below Hope Bowdler Hill. Looks like a steep climb from here.

The broad plateau of the Long Mynd, home to numerous prehistoric barrows and earthworks. Seen from Caer Caradoc hillfort.

The Wrekin, distant far right, seen from Hope Bowdler Hill near Church Stretton to the south. The other prominent hill on the left is The Lawley.

The Lawley in the centre, framed between Caer Caradoc on the left and the northern summit of Hope Bowdler Hill on the right.

The eastern spur of Hope Bowdler Hill. Traces of ancient field boundaries can be seen crossing the hill’s slopes in the winter sunlight. Titterstone Clee, with hillfort and cairns, is the bleached out hill on the skyline, Wenlock Edge crosses the picture as a darker band in the middle distance.