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The 20 best archaeological sites in West Midlands

Our curated top 20 archaeological sites in West Midlands, ranked by quality rating, image richness and content depth. For the complete list of 377 archaeological sites see the full archaeological sites index for West Midlands.

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    Whitefriars, Coventry

    Whitefriars, Coventry, abbeys & priories in West Midlands

    The buildings known as Whitefriars are the surviving fragments of a Carmelite friary founded in 1342 in Coventry, England. It was initially home to a friary until the dissolution of the monasteries. D

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    Mellor hill fort

    Mellor hill fort, hill forts in West Midlands

    Mellor hill fort — prehistoric site in North West England.

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    Raw Dykes

    Raw Dykes, hill forts in West Midlands

    Raw Dykes — archaeological site in City of Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK.

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    Caludon Castle

    Caludon Castle, castles in West Midlands

    Caludon Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and Grade I listed building in Coventry, in the West Midlands of England. A second moated site 190 metres (620 ft) to the south is a Scheduled Ancient Mo

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    Forest of Dean

    Gloucestershire

    Forest of Dean, archaeological sites in Gloucestershire

    Forest of Dean — geographical, historical and cultural region in Gloucestershire, England.

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    Letocetum

    Staffordshire

    Letocetum, hill forts in Staffordshire

    Letocetum is a hill fort in the United Kingdom.

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    Mamucium

    Mamucium, hill forts in West Midlands

    Mamucium — former Roman fort in the Castlefield area of Manchester in North West England.

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    Cowleaze Wood

    Oxfordshire

    Cowleaze Wood, archaeological sites in Oxfordshire

    Cowleaze Wood — woodland in the Chiltern Hills of South East England.

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    Nympsfield Long Barrow

    Gloucestershire

    Nympsfield Long Barrow, hill forts in Gloucestershire

    Nympsfield Long Barrow — long barrow in Frocester, Gloucestershire, England, UK.

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    Uffmoor Wood

    Worcestershire

    Uffmoor Wood, archaeological sites in Worcestershire

    Uffmoor Wood — woodland in Worcestershire.

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    Belas Knap

    Gloucestershire

    Belas Knap, hill forts in Gloucestershire

    Belas Knap — archaeological site in Sudeley, Tewkesbury, England, UK.

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    Corinium Dobunnorum

    Gloucestershire

    Corinium Dobunnorum, hill forts in Gloucestershire

    Corinium Dobunnorum — British settlement of the Roman Empire at Cirencester.

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    Bannaventa

    Bannaventa, hill forts in West Midlands

    Bannaventa — settlement in Northamptonshire, England.

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    Lydney Park

    Gloucestershire

    Lydney Park, hill forts in Gloucestershire

    Lydney Park is a hill fort in the United Kingdom.

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    Leicester Castle

    Leicester Castle, hill forts in West Midlands

    Leicester Castle — castle in Leicester, England, UK.

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    Weoley Castle

    Weoley Castle, science centres in West Midlands

    Weoley Castle — remains of a fortified manor house, in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK.

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    Rainsborough Camp

    Rainsborough Camp, hill forts in West Midlands

    Rainsborough Camp — hillfort in Northamptonshire, England, UK.

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    Ascot d'Oilly Castle

    Oxfordshire

    Ascot d'Oilly Castle, hill forts in Oxfordshire

    Ascot d'Oilly Castle — castle in Oxfordshire, England, UK.

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    Littledean Camp

    Gloucestershire

    End of the 30 zone through Littledean - geograph.org.uk - 4367609

    Littledean Camp — castle near Littledean, Gloucestershire, England, UK.

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    Pennocrucium

    Staffordshire

    Water Eaton Lane - geograph.org.uk - 4449902

    Pennocrucium — archaeological site in Penkridge, South Staffordshire, England, UK.

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