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Titterstone Clee

Shropshire, England · Atlas EN0091

Titterstone Clee is a contour fort in Bitterley, Shropshire, England.

It is recorded as extant, with a univallate rampart form, surface evidence of stone wall and rubble, and an enclosed area of 29.6 hectares.

Banks or ramparts are the remains most likely to be visible.

The topographic record places it on a hilltop, at 500 m, and facing north, east, south, and west.

Recorded land use includes scrub or bracken, heather moorland, heath, and built-up land.

Dating evidence is recorded for 800–400 BC, 400 BC–AD 50, and AD 50–400 (Morphology/Earthwork/Typology). Reliability is recorded as B - Medium.

A scheduled monument number is recorded (1008391).

Location

Atlas number
EN0091 (91)
Country
England
Current county or unitary authority
Shropshire
Historic county
Shropshire
Parish, community, or townland
Bitterley
National Grid reference
SO 595779
Latitude
52.39824
Longitude
-2.59644
Altitude
500 m

Form and condition

Type
contour fort
Condition
Extant
Morphology
univallate
Complete rampart circuit
No
Number of ramparts
1
Number of ditches
0
Possible original entrances
2
Breaks through the ramparts
2
Enclosed area
29.6 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
stone wall and rubble
Enclosing works, excavated
stone wall and palisade
Also recorded
guard chambers and multi-period enclosure system
Entrance forms
In-turned (North); In-turned (South east); Recesses/Guard Chambers (South east)

Landscape

Topographic position
hilltop
Aspect
north, east, south, and west
Land use
scrub or bracken, heather moorland, heath, and built-up land

Dating

Dating
800–400 BC, 400 BC–AD 50, and AD 50–400
Dating evidence
Morphology/Earthwork/Typology
Dating reliability
B - Medium

Interior and investigation

Finds
lithics
Investigations
Excavation (1932); Other (1968); Other (1991); Other (2009); Other (2012); Other (2013); Other (2015); 1st Identified Written Reference (1665-1693); 1st Identified Map Depiction (1885-1900)

Identifiers

Scheduled monument number
1008391
HER
Shropshire 427
National record
record SO 57 NE 4; monument 110933
Wikidata
Q31113486

Sources

References

  1. Dorling, P. and Wigley, A. 2012. Assessment of the archaeological and conservation status of major later prehistoric enclosures in Herefordshire and Shropshire, EH PNUM, Version 3.2, Hereford and Shrewsbury: Herefordshire Council/Shropshire Council.
  2. O'Neil, B.H.St. J. 1934. Excavations at Titterstone Clee Hill Camp, Shropshire Antiq J, 14 (1934), 13-32.
  3. Page, W. ed. 1908. Victoria County History of Shropshire, 1, 371, Institute of Historical Research.
  4. Rowley, T., 2001: The Welsh Border, 33-4, aerial photo, Stround: Tempus.