Caer Caradoc

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Caer Caradoc is a prominent hill and Iron Age hillfort site in Shropshire, England, known for its dramatic ridge and extensive views over the surrounding countryside.

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Label Occurrences
Caer Caradoc canonical 4

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Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Iron Age hillfort ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
hill ⓘ
connectedBy public footpaths ⓘ
country England ⓘ
elevation about 459 metres ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalInterest hillfort defences ⓘ
prehistoric earthworks ⓘ
hasCulturalAssociation Caratacus ⓘ
linked to: Cunobelinus
hasDesignation scheduled monument ⓘ
hasFeature defensive ditches ⓘ
hillfort ramparts ⓘ
narrow ridge ⓘ
steep slopes ⓘ
summit cairn ⓘ
hasGeologicalType quartzite ridge ⓘ
hasLegend site of Caratacus’s last stand against Romans ⓘ
hasNameOrigin named after Caradoc (Caratacus) ⓘ
hasOrientation north–south ridge ⓘ
hasPublicAccess yes ⓘ
hasTerrain open grassland ⓘ
rocky outcrops ⓘ
isPartOf Stretton Hills ⓘ
isPopularFor hiking ⓘ
landscape photography ⓘ
walking ⓘ
locatedIn Shropshire ⓘ
Shropshire Hills ⓘ
locatedNear All Stretton ⓘ
Church Stretton ⓘ
nearestTown Church Stretton ⓘ
offersViewOf Long Mynd ⓘ
Stretton Valley ⓘ
Wrekin ⓘ
overlooks surrounding countryside ⓘ
partOf Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ⓘ
region West Midlands ⓘ
timePeriodOfHillfort Iron Age ⓘ
usedAs defensive stronghold ⓘ
settlement site ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shropshire Hills → contains → Caer Caradoc ⓘ
Church Stretton → locatedNear → Caer Caradoc ⓘ
Pole Bank → hasViewOf → Caer Caradoc ⓘ