Prehistoric Hillforts in Southeast Shropshire

In the mid-1980s I attended a course on the Archaeology of Shropshire in which I studied some of the prehistoric hillforts found in the county. Little did I know how useful this was when I retired to the Clee Hills in the late-2010s. Studying the local Ordnance Survey maps and walking in the hills of Southeast Shropshire I noticed how many had prehistoric sites on the top. Having researched the geology archaeology and history of the Clee Hills I thought I would investigate the hillforts. Using 19th and early 20th century maps history and archaeology books archaeological reports newspaper articles documents in the local archives and websites I have been able to produce a documentary history a gazetteer of sixteen hillforts including The Burgs Bayston Hill; Stevenshill Cound; The Wrekin Little Wenlock; The Lawley (Lower) Longnor; The Lawley (Summit) Longnor; Caer Caradoc (Church Stretton); The Ditches (Mogg Forest) Rushbury; Norton Camp Culmington; Caynham Camp Ludlow; Knowle (Hope Bagot); Nordy Bank Clee St Margaret; Titterstone Clee Bitterley; Abdon Burf Abdon; Clee Burf Clee St Margaret; Burf Castle Quatford and Chesterton Wall Worfield.