Stapeley Hill
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Stapeley Hill is a sacred saddleback
hill in South-West Shropshire
, near the village of Priestweston
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The Hill is home to Mitchell's Fold
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/139 and along the path leading from the Fold which crosses Stapeley Common, home to the Cow Stone http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/3375, or single standing Stone - Menhir
and the Stapeley Hill Ring Cairn
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/4489 http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=10620.
Saddleback
In general, a saddleback is the shape of a saddle.Saddleback can also refer to:Fauna* Saddleback , an endemic bird in New Zealand.* Saddleback caterpillar, a moth larva with a painful sting* Saddleback clownfish* Saddleback toad...
hill in South-West Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
, near the village of Priestweston
Priestweston
Priestweston is a small village in the civil parish of Chirbury with Brompton, Shropshire, England, lying in the Welsh Marches. Its name is based on the Old English for "western settlement ", with the affix priest in reference to the estate of the Prior of Chirbury at Weston Parva...
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The Hill is home to Mitchell's Fold
Mitchell's Fold
Mitchell's Fold is a Bronze Age stone circle in South-West Shropshire, located in the village of White Grit on dry heathland at the south-west end of Stapeley Hill in the civil parish of Chirbury with Brompton, at a height of 1083 ft o.d.It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument in the...
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/139 and along the path leading from the Fold which crosses Stapeley Common, home to the Cow Stone http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/3375, or single standing Stone - Menhir
Menhir
A menhir is a large upright standing stone. Menhirs may be found singly as monoliths, or as part of a group of similar stones. Their size can vary considerably; but their shape is generally uneven and squared, often tapering towards the top...
and the Stapeley Hill Ring Cairn
Cairn
Cairn is a term used mainly in the English-speaking world for a man-made pile of stones. It comes from the or . Cairns are found all over the world in uplands, on moorland, on mountaintops, near waterways and on sea cliffs, and also in barren desert and tundra areas...
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/4489 http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=10620.