Stapeley Hill

52°34′59″N 3°01′01″W / 52.583°N 3.017°W / 52.583; -3.017

Stapeley Hill is a sacred saddleback shaped hill in south-west Shropshire, near the village of Priestweston, not far from another landmark, Corndon Hill.

The hill is home to the Mitchell's Fold stone circle.[1] Along the path leading from the Fold across Stapeley Common stand the Cow Stone [2] (a single standing stone or menhir) and the Stapeley Hill Ring Cairn.[3][4] There are two Bronze Age cairns at or near the summit; such round cairns are also a common feature of Welsh mountain summits.

The hill rises to an elevation of 403 metres (1,322 ft), and lies in the civil parish of Chirbury with Brompton.

Notable Resident[edit]

Victoria Cross recipient John Doogan farmed here between 1926^[1] and 1937.^[2]

References[edit]

^ Kelly's Directory of Shropshire 1926. p. 160.First listing of him at Stapeley Hill, under parish of Middleton-in-Chirbury.
^ Kelly's Directory of Shropshire 1937. pp. 161, 413.Last listing of him at Stapeley Hill.

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[1] Kelly's Directory of Shropshire 1926. p. 160.First listing of him at Stapeley Hill, under parish of Middleton-in-Chirbury.

[2] Kelly's Directory of Shropshire 1937. pp. 161, 413.Last listing of him at Stapeley Hill.

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