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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Helsby Hill
Country: England County: Cheshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Helsby
Map Ref: SJ493754 Landranger Map Number: 117
Latitude: 53.273148N Longitude: 2.761722W
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3	Reasonable but with some damage
2	Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1	Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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-1	Completely destroyed

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5	Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4	Short walk on a footpath
3	Requiring a bit more of a walk
2	A long walk
1	In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5	co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
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**Helsby Hill** submitted by PaulM : Helsby Hillfort taken from the services at junction 14 on the M56. see main site entry for further details. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Hillfort in Cheshire

This hillfort stands at 120m above sea level overlooking the River Mersey. It is defended naturally to the north and west by steep cliffs and to the south by a double rampart. Two additional banks have been discovered enclosing a rock ledge on the cliff to the north side. Excavations last century revealed a wall composed of sand and rubble, revetted with stone to the back and front. As at many hillforts in Cheshire the defences have been badly ploughed apart from to the west in the area in the care of the National Trust.

References

D.M.Longley “Prehistory” in C.R.Elrington (ed) “The Victoria History of the County of Chester, volume 1, Oxford University Press (1987)

J.D.Bu’Lock “Hillfort at Helsby” TLCAS Volume 64.
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SJ4975 : Helsby Hill and Stanlow from Beacon Hill by Raymond Knapman — by Raymond Knapman
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SJ4975 : The Ramparts of Helsby Hill Fort by Jeff Buck — by Jeff Buck
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SJ4975 : Helsby Hill by Ian Rutson — by Ian Rutson
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SJ4975 : Triangulation pillar, Helsby Hill by Richard Webb — by Richard Webb
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SJ4975 : Tatty trig, Helsby by Richard Webb — by Richard Webb
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