CHESHIRE

HILLFORTS

The map shows the location of the six hillforts on Cheshire's sandstone hills - they were used during the Iron Age, Bronze Age and earlier. Modern Chester and the Burwardsley Centre are also shown.

Scroll down for pictures & video of the hillforts.
All pictures are by Dai Owen, and research by the Habitats and Hillforts project (see bottom of page for links to further information).

Helsby (Bronze & Iron Age)

Woodhouse (Bronze Age)

Eddisbury (Iron Age)

Kelsborrow (Bronze Age)

Beeston (Bronze & Iron Age)

Maiden Castle (Iron Age)

VIDEO: Fly over the hillforts (from 2:40 see one come alive!)

FURTHER INFORMATION

WEBSITES
Sandstone Ridge Trust
Maiden Castle (Wikipedia)
Eddisbury (Wikipedia)

DOWNLOADS
Hillforts of the Cheshire Sandstone Ridge
Helsby Hillfort
Woodhouse Hillfort
Kelsborrow Hillfort
Eddisbury Hillfort
Beeston Hillfort
Maiden Castle Hillfort

OLD OSWESTRY HILLFORT

Not far south of Chester lies one of the best preserved hillforts in Britain - Old Oswestry.

Click the picture below to learn more about it, and see inside an Iron Age Roundhouse.