Mitchell's Fold

Mitchell's Fold
View of the stone circle
Mitchell's Fold stone circle
Mitchell's Fold is located in Shropshire
Mitchell's Fold
Shown within Shropshire
LocationStapeley Hill
Coordinates52°34′43″N 3°01′34″W / 52.5787°N 3.0261°W / 52.5787; -3.0261
TypeStone circle
History
PeriodsBronze Age

Mitchell's Fold (sometimes called Medgel's Fold or Madges Pinfold) is a Bronze Age stone circle in southwest Shropshire, located near the small village of White Grit on dry heathland at the southwest end of Stapeley Hill in the civil parish of Chirbury with Brompton, at a height of 1083 ft (330m) o.d.

The stone circle, a standing stone, and a cairn comprise a Scheduled Ancient Monument; the circle is in the guardianship of English Heritage.[1][2]

  1. ^ Historic England. "Monument No. 107448". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Mitchell's Fold stone circle, standing stone and cairn 280m south west of Mitchell's Fold (1010719)". National Heritage List for England.