Woodhouse hill fort

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Woodhouse hill fort is an Iron Age hillfort between Frodsham and Helsby in Cheshire, England. It lies at the northern end of the Mid Cheshire Ridge. Woodhouse Hill has steep cliffs on the western sides, providing a natural defence. It is defended by a rampart to the north and east where the ground slopes more gently. Excavations in 1951 showed that the rampart was originally 4m high and revetted with stone on both sides. A number of small rounded stones, believed to be slingstones, have been found on the site. The hill fort is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument. ()

Coordinates: 53°16'35"N, 2°44'8"W

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Woodhouse hill fort – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Harmers Wood, Helsby Hill, St Laurence's Church, St John the Evangelist's Church.

1 miSW
Forest
Harmers Wood, Helsby
25 min walk • Harmers Wood is a small woodland with sandstone quarries in Helsby village in the north of Cheshire, England. It is a nine-acre woodland containing mainly silver birch trees with some oak and a smattering of holly trees, rowan, hawthorn and gorse.
1.2 miW
Nature and wildlife, Park, Archaeological site
Helsby Hill, Helsby
30 min walk • Helsby hill fort is an Iron Age hillfort overlooking the village of Helsby in Cheshire, northwest England. Helsby Hill has steep cliffs on the northern and western sides, providing a natural semicircular defence. Double rampart earthworks extend to the south and east to provide protection to those flanks.
1.2 miNE
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
St Laurence's Church, Frodsham
30 min walk • St Laurence's Church is in Church Road, Frodsham, Cheshire, England. The church stands, not in the centre of the town, but in the elevated area of Overton overlooking the town. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
1.3 miSW
Church
St John the Evangelist's Church
34 min walk • St John the Evangelist's Church is in the village of Alvanley, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Frodsham.
1.1 miN
Park
Castle Park House, Frodsham
29 min walk • Castle Park House is a former country house surrounded by extensive grounds in the market town of Frodsham in Cheshire, England. It is reputedly built on the site of Frodsham Castle, and originates from the late 18th century. It was extended in the 1850s, and its gardens were laid out by Edward Kemp.
1.1 miW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Paul's Church, Helsby
29 min walk • St Paul's Church is in the village of Helsby, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building, and is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Frodsham.
1.1 miW
Memorial
Helsby War Memorial, Helsby
28 min walk • Helsby War Memorial was built to commemorate the servicemen of Helsby lost in active service in the First World War. It was unveiled in 1920, and the names of those lost in the Second World War were added later.
1.1 miN
Forts and castles
Frodsham Castle, Frodsham
29 min walk • Frodsham Castle was in the market town of Frodsham, Cheshire, England. Initially it served a military purpose, it then became a manor house and a gaol. After being damaged in the Civil War it was replaced by new house, Park Place.