Shackleton Beacon Hill, Redworth Woods
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Shackleton Beacon Hill, Redworth Woods
Image: © Hugh Mortimer Taken: 3 May 2006
West of Redworth Hall. In the 18th century a windmill stood on the summit of the Iron Age (800BC-AD43) hillfort of Shackleton Beacon. Although now covered in trees the presence of a windmill means they must once have been cleared. The remains of the windmill were turned into a gazebo, folly (1794). The ruined remains of the site survive with some details of windows and plaster still to be seen.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.603457
Longitude
-1.647024