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Caer Caradoc
This view of Caradoc shows its long hog back ridge. Seen from another angle it looks like the typical cone shape of a volcano. It is made of ancient volcanic rock but it was never an actual volcano. Caradoc lies along the Church Stretton Fault in a line with other volcanic hills such as the Wrekin and Lawley. Photographed by Gordon Dickins.
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Caer Caradoc hillfort and causeway, Church Stretton
Scheduled Monument: One of Shropshire's most dramatic Iron Age hillforts, Caer Caradoc is a fine example of a hillfort type - large in size and with multiple ramparts - which is rare nationally. Named by tradition after the legendary Celtic warrior Caract