Name: Mitchell's Fold Stone Circle
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Mitchell's Fold Stone Circle

Priest Weston, Montgomery, Shropshire SY15 6DE, UK

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Mitchell's Fold Stone Circle The focus of many local legends, Mitchell's Fold is a Bronze Age stone circle set in dramatic moorland on Stapeley Hill. It once consisted of some 30 stones, 15 of which are still visible.

Mitchell’s Fold Stone Circle was constructed in the Bronze Age, over 3,000 years ago, using dolerite stones from nearby Stapeley Hill. Today there are 15 stones, arranged in a rough circle, but there may once have been as many as 30. Much of this damage is ancient.

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History of Mitchell’s Fold Stone Circle: Mitchell’s Fold Stone Circle was constructed in the Bronze Age, over 3,000 years ago, using dolerite stones from nearby Stapeley Hill.
Today there are 15 stones, arranged in a rough circle, but there may once have been as many as 30. Much of this damage is ancient.
The tallest stone was once one of a pair, and these would have formed an impressive entrance into the circle. It is thought that there may also have been a central stone.
We do not fully understand why stone circles were built, but it is clear that they were ritually important for prehistoric people. They may have provided a focus for funerary rites, or perhaps had a calendrical function, with carefully aligned stones marking important lunar or solar events.
Mitchell’s Fold is just one of a remarkable number of prehistoric monuments in the surrounding landscape; there are also two other stone circles, a long barrow and numerous cairns. Nearby was the important Bronze Age axe factory at Cwm Mawr, where distinctive axe-hammers were produced and traded extensively into central Wales and England.
Local Legend: As with many prehistoric sites, Mitchell’s Fold is the subject of legend.
It is said that during a time of famine, a fairy gave a magic cow that provided an endless supply of milk. One night an evil witch milked her into a sieve. When the cow realised the trick, she disappeared. The witch was turned to stone and a circle of stones was erected around her, to ensure that she could not escape.

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Parking: A parking area is available at the end of the track. Cars are not permitted beyond the cattle grid onto the moorland.
Dogs: Livestock may be grazing in the area close to the stones, please keep dogs on leads.

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Address: Priest Weston, Montgomery, Shropshire SY15 6DE, UK

Post Code: SY15 6DE

Council: Shropshire

County: Shropshire

Road Access: 16 miles SW of Shrewsbury, on unclassified road off A488.
Bus Access: Minsterley Motors service 553 Shrewsbury – Bishop’s Castle (passes close to Shrewsbury railway station). Also Minsterley Motors 745 (Mon & Fri only) 775 (Wed only) – all to Pennerley Junction within 1 mile. Also Shropshire Link service Zone 1 area 1.
Train Access: Welshpool 10 miles.
Bicycle Access: Find this site on The National Cycle Network.
Parking: A parking area is available at the end of the track. Cars are not permitted beyond the cattle grid onto the moorland.