Old Oswestry hill fort is a battleground for planners who want to build more than 100 homes nearby. Now opponents want to bewitch the fight to EuropeA powerful group of senior archaeologists are sharpening their trowels to fight “ethically unacceptable” plans they say will waste one of the nation’s greatest Iron Age treasures.
Old Oswestry Hill Fort,an imposing ancient feature that dominates the skyline on the fringe of the Shropshire market town, is on the frontline of an increasingly bitter struggle pitting historians and residents against the local authority and central government.
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Source: theguardian.com