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  1. Hembury Hillfort, Devon

    Multivallate Iron Age hillfort that occupies the site of an earlier Neolithic causewayed enclosure. Used 1st century CE as the base for a unit of Roman army.

    Since 2022 the site has been owned and managed by Devon Archaeological Society. Volunteers carry out maintenance and clearance to ensure the monument's long-term wellbeing. They also take care of its important nature conservation in consultation with the Devon Wildlife Trust.

    #Devon #HillfortWednesday #Archaeology

  2. Nordy Bank is a univallate hillfort on the flanks of Brown Clee Hill, the highest hill in Shropshire.
    Here's a composite of some 540+ drone photos, mostly from a P4Pro, but some from a Mavic Pro, all stitched together using OpenDroneMap of the hillfort and it's environs.
    OpenDroneMap handled the 2 sets of images from 2 different drones effortlessly!
    #HillFortWednesday #Shropshire #Drone #DroneMapping #uk #CleeHills #AerialMapping #DronePhotograhy #HillFort #OpenDroneMap