Stapeley Hill

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Coordinates: 52°34′59″N 3°01′01″W / 52.583°N 3.017°W / 52.583; -3.017

Stapeley Hill with Corndon Hill in the background

Stapeley Hill is a sacred saddleback shaped hill in South-West Shropshire, near the village of Priestweston, not far from another landmark, Corndon Hill.

The Hill is home to Mitchell's Fold [1] and along the path leading from the Fold which crosses Stapeley Common, home to the [2], or single standing Stone - Menhir and the Stapeley Hill Ring Cairn [3] [4]. There are two Bronze Age cairns at or near the summit, and such round cairns are a common feature of Welsh mountain summits.

The hill rises to an elevation of 403 metres (1,322 ft) and lies in the civil parish of Chirbury with Brompton.

Notable Resident[]

Victoria Cross recipient John Doogan farmed here between 1926[1] and 1937.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Kelly's Directory of Shropshire 1926. p. 160.First listing of him at Stapeley Hill, under parish of Middleton-in-Chirbury.
  2. ^ Kelly's Directory of Shropshire 1937. pp. 161, 413.Last listing of him at Stapeley Hill.
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