Old Oswestry Hill Fort — Attraction in Selattyn and Gobowen

Old Oswestry is one of the best examples of an Iron Age hillfort in the UK. It was the stronghold of one of the numerous tribes populating Britain at the time, most likely cornovii or ordovices. The site is protected by multiple levels of earthen rampart, as many as seven in some places. The earliest ramparts are the inner two and were built around the existing Bronze Age settlement atop the hill. The Iron Age saw at least two reworkings of the defenses and the addition of a large glacis to the lowest rampart. The central living area of the fort was around 60 acres, filled with roundhouses. There is archaeological evidence of a wide trade network, pottery from Wiltshire and salt containers from Cheshire. Across the flat land surrounding the fort, it would be possible to see other nearby Iron Age sites at Ffridd Faldwyn and Corndon Hill. There are a small handful of informations boards around the site and a small car park at the base of the hill. The paths around the site are small muddy tracks or a unevenly paved slope...

We walked our dogs up to the top on this cobbled stone path which is a bit awkward to navigate and turned my ankle over a couple of times, it's quite A steep climb so wouldn't recommend if you suffer from any mobility issues or you're useless and unfit like me. If your just walking your dog - they have great fun sniffing for sheep! It's blowy up there though you will look like you've been dragged thru a hedge backwards if you're going to do an IG photo shoot on a hill fort... However, its incredible, a preserved slice of our ancient history walking the trails of our long lost ancestors I just love these parts of the world around Wales and Shropshire, It's a privilege to have the clean air and be surrounded by so much green! (You park at the bottom of the hill if you've driven, there is about enough room for 4 cars at a push) their are also little info signs for nature, birds and the fort itself to help you if you cannot Google as...

I have driven past so many times, I have said so many times that I will go there, yet some how I had never been. I had a reason to go down those ways, and as I drove past, again, I said this time I would go on the way home. So I did. The way by car is a little convaluted, but you should persevere, it's worth it. In my opinion, the best time to view is Sun set, you ascend to the summit, you are greeted by a circumferential path, I recommend you follow the path, clockwise, the plateau of the summit has grazing cattle on it, so to relax, I would avoid it. As you follow the path, you will notice wonderful mountain vista's, and on a 360 degree view as you go round the top. The view was of mountains in the distance, mist's interspersed with the setting of the sun, a thought crossed my mind that ancient people gazed out and took in the vista too, and somehow, I felt a timeless connection with them. See...