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The Wrekin Hillfort

The Wrekin Hillfort

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The Wrekin Hillfort

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Shropshire Hills National Landscape

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Location: Little Wenlock, Telford and Wrekin, West Midlands Region, England, United Kingdom

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David Howells

May 25, 2021

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A gorgeous and popular hike full of history, going as far back as the Iron Age with its hill fort. There are a whole host of routes to the top: some are muddy, some are not so muddy. There’s a large car park at the start of my route. It’s a lovely hill to have a hike on!

Sasha Taylor

March 22, 2019

Hiking

Hillfort, Bronze Age barrow, Bronze Age cairn, Holy Well and possible calendar stone in Shropshire. The Wrekin is perhaps Shropshire’s most significant hillfort. Once home to the Cornovii a British …

Paul77

November 23, 2022

Hiking

When I was at University in Brum in my first year I stayed with a lovely couple in Ward End. They used the local expression "all round the Wrekin". It was used to describe someone explaining something in a convoluted or complex way. Since then, I have had a fascination with the place and wanted to visit. Anyway, that was in the early 1970s - I finally got there in 2021 - better late than never!

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