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Name: | Caynham Fort |
Hill number: | 17173 |
Height: | 172.9m / 567ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2839 Titterstone Clee Hill |
RHB Section: | 38A: Shropshire |
County/UA: | Shropshire |
Catchment: | Severn |
Class: | Tump (100-199m) (Tu,1) |
Grid ref: | SO 54549 73732 |
Summit feature: | no feature: ground within fort |
Drop: | 39m |
Col: | 134m SO555743 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 137 138 (1:25k) 203 |
Observations: | natural summit; ramparts 120m ENE at SO 54662 73784 are 1.3m higher |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 37 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
Part of a walk from Ludlow to Cleobury Mortimer | satterthwaite | 27/02/2024 |
Parked opposite Church. Easy route to the fort. Impressive. | Play2End | 20/08/2022 |
On the Elan Valley Way. | PhilipChaston | 08/06/2022 |
https://www.strava.com/activities/6590767995 | Sleepwa1ker | 27/01/2022 |
Convenient layby by Caynham church. Enjoyable walk using ROWs to the fort. Nice views to S and E from the ramparts. Solo | RoguePulsar | 23/10/2021 |
From a dirt layby almost due E (SO 5378 7351). NW along the road for ~300m, field gate then met up with RoW over the river. Ramparts to WSW probably the HP, but felt centre of the hill fort (SO 5451 7372) felt like a more natural summit. | jonglew | 21/06/2021 |
Nettly embankment of an impressive grassed- over hillfort on a murky day. Centre of field may be as high and more natural??From Ludlow Park and ride carpark- free. Ledwyche Brook crossing also recommended- unexpected huge exposed pipes carrying water from the Elan Valley to Frankley Birmingham, the city's water supply. Amazing to think they're usually underground- visionary engineering. | Denise | 12/06/2020 |
A somewhat contrived route on paths from the free Ludow Park and Ride car park. Great hill fort with well preserved ring mound and central grassy dome. Trees hinder views. | RichardM | 12/06/2020 |
Pleasant amble up fields from track behind church. Into hill fort, across central grassy area to probable summit on far rim under trees. | Aye Jimmy | 27/05/2019 |
Followed footpaths from rear of churchyard. Fine hill fort and very nice views in conditions almost identical to photo posted by Charles Leventon. | milimana | 30/01/2019 |
After visiting church. Felt the ancientness. | Wycombe Wanderer | 07/09/2018 |
From the south up marked track from Caynham village. Impressive hill fort. | Campbell Singer | 25/01/2018 |
Same route as RHW. Parking by 30mph signs. I was happy with the man made summit on the ramparts. Agree the pipe bridge is an interesting structure. | Herbert Anchovy | 17/11/2017 |
Impressive earth bank hill fort. | PeteF | 14/06/2017 |
Continuing from Tinker's Hill via Caynham village, an easy climb to the hill fort at the summit. The stated target is the highest part of the ramparts, among the trees. | sooztops | 10/08/2016 |
Parked by telephone box and followed FPs up the hill through pastures, but cows were not interested. Walked around southern ramparts to the west and then back through middle of field. | PeterD | 07/08/2016 |
As for Laura W. (and Topo T8 completed) | arranc | 16/07/2016 |
From RoW in corner of church yard. Had a chat to the farmer on top, the electric fences ARE live ! | heavyhorses | 20/05/2016 |
From spotheight on road just outside village. Up track past barn and up side of field. Farmer about but either didnt have time to g.o.m.l. or didnt mind. Super little fort and quite the suntrap. The top of the rampart is clearly the high point and as its been there for hundreds of years i'd say it counts. Visiting the alternative summit is however still worthwhile for the startling manner in which Titterstone Clee is framed. Freaked Laura out somewhat by letting a cow lick my hand. | stig_nest | 08/05/2016 |
With stig_nest. Pleasant walk up to the fort.. strangely friendly cow in the field on the way back!!! | Laura.W | 08/05/2016 |
Interesting top, from W. | RobertP | 31/01/2016 |
From W, v nice but nearest parking at edge of village hence 200m on busyish road. Severn Trent pipe bridge an impressive structure! | RHW | 11/04/2015 |
Grid ref is correct although earth ramparton western side looks higher. Man made but probably at least 1000 years ago. | clivevilla | 18/07/2013 |
From SO 535 738 - see blog diary at http://summitsup.blogspot.co.uk/#!/2013/03/caynham-camp-hillfort.html | summitsup | 31/03/2013 |
A lovely winter's afternoon walk in bright sunshine from Ludlow, via Little Ledwyche Farm and Ledwyche Bridge, then up to the fort via the footpath to the north. It's a very impressive fort, with well-preserved earthworks and an inturned entrance. Back to Ludlow as the sun was setting. | thesweetcheat | 01/02/2012 |
The name is Caynham ****CAMP**** - not fort. 
 
Finally went up on cool Summer evening from the church. | fasgadh | 31/07/2011 |
Martin R | 23/04/2022 | |
Dusty | 25/11/2021 | |
ARC | 18/12/2020 | |
Andy West | 07/06/2020 | |
KC | 14/03/2020 | |
Adrian | 18/11/2019 | |
PaulineD | 23/12/2017 | |
andrew brown | 30/05/2017 | |
jnixon | 30/10/2015 | |
melly1 | 30/10/2015 | |
hughbagger | 27/07/2013 |