Memorials & monuments · Mid Wales
Mitchell's Fold
In or near Priestweston.
Mitchell's Fold in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
Penny Mayes — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Mitchell's Fold is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Shropshire Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Mitchell's Fold (sometimes called Medgel's Fold or Madges Pinfold) is a Bronze Age stone circle in southwest Shropshire, located near the small village of White Grit on dry heathland at the southwest end of Stapeley Hill in the civil parish of Chirbury with Brompton, at a height of 353 metres (1,158 ft) AOD. The stone circle, a standing stone, and a cairn comprise a Scheduled Ancient Monument; the circle is in the guardianship of English Heritage.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
above the Mitchells Fold stone circle]] As with most sites of this type, its true history is unknown. The name of the circle may derive from 'micel' or 'mycel', Old English for 'big', referring to the size of this large circle. Its doleritic stones came from nearby Stapeley Hill. Many of them are now missing and others are fallen. One example, reported in pagan magazine White Dragon, is that "This circle was the site of vandalism by a local farmer in the summer of 1995 when several stones were uprooted by a mechanical digger. The stones were promptly righted and "planted" again and the culprit punished. Ongoing unsympathetic use by both local youth and townie pagans, such as the creation of…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.5787, -3.0261
- District
- Shropshire
- Parish
- Chirbury with Brompton
- Postcode
- SY5 0JH
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Shropshire
Sources
- wikidata: Q1939531 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Mitchell's Fold (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Other places nearby
Mitchell's Fold stone circle, standing stone and cairn 280m south west of Mitchell's Fold
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Stapeley Hill
Mountains & hills · 0.8 km
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Hill forts · 0.9 km
River Onny
Natural landmarks · 1.2 km
Middleton-in-Chirbury War Memorial
Memorials & monuments · 1.3 km
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Literary houses · 1.5 km
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Castles · 1.5 km
Lan Fawr
Mountains & hills · 1.8 km
Priestweston
Towns & cities · 1.8 km
Rorrington
Castles · 2.0 km
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Literary houses · 2.1 km
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mitchell's Fold?
- Mitchell's Fold is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SY5 0JH), in the parish of Chirbury with Brompton.
- What is Mitchell's Fold?
- Mitchell's Fold in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Mitchell's Fold?
- Drivers can use postcode SY5 0JH.
- Who owns Mitchell's Fold?
- Mitchell's Fold is owned by English Heritage.
- Is Mitchell's Fold a protected site?
- Yes — Mitchell's Fold is part of the Shropshire Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Mitchell's Fold free to visit?
- Yes, Mitchell's Fold is free to enter.
- How do I get to Mitchell's Fold?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SY5 0JH. It sits within the South Shropshire parliamentary constituency.