Old Oswestry

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title: Old Oswestry
text: Old Oswestry is a large early Iron Age hill fort in the Welsh Marches near Oswestry in north west Shropshire, England. The earthworks, which remain one of the best preserved hill forts in the UK, have been described as "The Stonehenge of the Iron Age Period". After the hill fort was abandoned, it was incorporated into Wat's Dyke by the Mercians during the Early Medieval period. The hill fort was designated as a scheduled monument in 1934. The site is now managed by English Heritage. The accessib
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description: Iron Age hillfort in Shropshire, England
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Oswestry
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date modified: 2024-04-27T00:31:51Z
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