Old Oswestry

#1289 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Top attraction, Forts and castles

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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. ()

Built: VIII century B.C.Diameter: 1640 ftHeight: 89 ftCoordinates: 52°52'19"N, 3°2'53"W

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Old Oswestry – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Oswestry Guildhall, Oswestry Castle, The Willow Gallery, Wilfred Owen Green.

0.8 miS
City hall
Oswestry Guildhall, Oswestry
21 min walk • Oswestry Guildhall is a municipal building in Bailey Head in Oswestry, Shropshire, England. The structure, which was the meeting place of Oswestry Municipal Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.
0.8 miS
Historic walking areas, Historical place, Forts and castles
Oswestry Castle, Oswestry
21 min walk • Oswestry Castle is a medieval castle in the town of Oswestry, Shropshire, England. The castle has also been known as, or recorded in historical documents as: Album Monasterium; Blancminster; Blankmouster; Blancmustier; Croes Oswald; L'Oeuvre; L'uvre; Castle Loure; Luure; Luvre; Lvvre: Castle Philip; Oswaldestre; Meresberie.
0.9 miSW
52°51'37"N • 3°3'25"W
The Willow Gallery, Oswestry
23 min walk • Art gallery, Shopping, Museum
0.7 miS
Park
Wilfred Owen Green, Oswestry
20 min walk • Wilfred Owen Green is the town green located in the middle of the town Oswestry in Shropshire, England.
0.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Shelf Bank, Oswestry
18 min walk • This large hill in the centre of Oswestry is a 3 hectare area consisting of acid grassland and naturally regenerated areas of woodland and scrub.
1.3 miS
Universities and schools
North Shropshire College, Oswestry
34 min walk • North Shropshire College is a further education college in Shropshire, England and is part of Herefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College. It has campuses at Walford and Oswestry.
0.9 miE
Sport, Sport venue
Park Hall
25 min walk • Park Hall Stadium is a football stadium in Oswestry, Shropshire, England. It was opened by Shropshire County Council in 1993, originally as the home of Oswestry Town. In 2003, Oswestry Town merged with Total Network Solutions F.C. to form current Cymru Premier team The New Saints.