Nesscliffe Hill Camp

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Earthworks onlybanks, ditches and platforms — read the ground, not walls

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Nesscliffe Hill Camp is a hillfort in Shropshire. It is one of 21 hillforts the Albion Guide charts in the county. The nearest other hillfort is Town Walls Tower, 12.8 km to the south-east. The closest station is Yorton, 12.4 km to the east.

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