Caer Caradoc hillfort

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Caer Caradoc hillfort is one of 21 hillforts the Albion Guide charts in Shropshire. It sits within the Shropshire Hills National Landscape. The nearest railway station is Church Stretton, 2.7 km to the south-west. The nearest other hillfort is Bodbury Ring, 3.3 km to the west.

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