Monument details
| HER Number: | 971/1 |
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| Type of record: | Archaeology |
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| Name: | Bradley promontory fort above Beechbrook 50m S Beechmill House |
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Summary
Bradley Hillfort is a Scheduled Monument and the smallest hillfort in Cheshire. A hillfort is a defensive settlement created using a combination of earthworks and landscape features such as hill tops and cliff edges. This is a promontory fort so called because it uses a natural spur of land with steep sides with a short line of man made earthworks across the neck to create a defensive enclosure. This fort is situated to take advantage of a steep stream bank, which forms the north boundary of the site with a single bank and outer ditch on the northern uphill slope. There is no clear indication of an entrance. The site has been regularly ploughed and the ditch is severely damaged.
| Parish: | KINGSLEY, VALE ROYAL, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER |
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Monument Types
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Bank-defensive, Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- DITCH (Ditch-defensive, Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- DYKE (DEFENCE) (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- HILLFORT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- SETTLEMENT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
| Protected Status: | Scheduled Monument 25693: Bradley Promontory Fort Above Beechbrook 50M South Of Beechmill House; SHINE (Yes): Earrhworks Outside the Scheduled Area at Bradley Promontory Fort Above Beechbrook |
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