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.

The Hill is home to Mitchell's Fold [1] and along the path leading from the Fold which crosses Stapeley Common, home to the Cow Stone [2], or single standing Stone - Menhir and the Stapeley Hill Ring Cairn [3] [4].

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

Notable Resident

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

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References

^ 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.

[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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