wapley, hill, iron, hill, fort, herefordshire, england, south, east, presteigne, looking, south, contents, location, description, further, reading, external, linkslocation, edit, stands, mixed, woodland, west, facing, escarpment, south, b4362, road, from, pres. Wapley Hill is an Iron Age hill fort in Herefordshire England 3 km south east of Presteigne Looking south to Wapley Hill Contents 1 Location 2 Description 3 Further reading 4 External linksLocation editWapley Hill stands in mixed woodland on a west facing escarpment to the south of the B4362 road from Presteigne to Mortimer s Cross The Herefordshire Trail way marked long distance footpath passes through the site Description editThe defences stand at a height of 5 6 m and occupy 6 hectares The entrance is situated on the southern side and comprises a 90 m passage A ritual shaft dating from the late Bronze Age is sunk to a depth of 33 m Further reading editChildren G Nash G 1994 Prehistoric Sites of Herefordshire Logaston Press ISBN 1 873827 09 1External links editWapley Hill at PastScape Wapley Hill Monument Detail 52 15 25 N 2 57 36 W 52 257 N 2 960 W 52 257 2 960 nbsp This military base or fortification article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wapley Hill amp oldid 1083665918, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
