Stapeley Hill

Stapeley Hill

Stapeley Hill is a sacred saddleback hill in South-West Shropshire, near the village of Priestweston.

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] .


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