PRESS RELEASE Town council scraps support for remaining hillfort housing site
In a last minute move, Oswestry Town Council has voted to reverse its decision on the final parcel of housing by Old Oswestry hillfort under […]
Month: February 2014
PRESS RELEASE Experts highlight hillfort’s importance at packed seminar
Oswestry’s Memorial Hall was packed out on Saturday (Feb 22) as heritage experts from around the country came to talk about the archaeology and significance […]
PRESS RELEASE Shropshire Council scrubs part of hillfort development under campaign pressure
Campaigners fighting proposed housing development close to Old Oswestry hillfort were heartened today after Shropshire Council agreed to drop two of the three sites during […]
PRESS RELEASE Heritage experts to speak at hillfort seminar
Experts in archaeology and British heritage will be travelling to Oswestry to speak at a forthcoming seminar and exhibition on the town’s Iron Age hillfort, […]
PRESS RELEASE New report strikes further blow to County plans for hillfort housing
Proposed housing development will have a major impact on the setting and experience of Old Oswestry hillfort, reveals a new expert report commissioned by campaign […]
PRESS RELEASE Town council changes direction on hillfort housing
Campaigners fighting proposals to allocate housing sites close to Old Oswestry hillfort in North Shropshire are claiming their first victory following a crucial council meeting. […]
PRESS RELEASE Sunrise Vigil at Old Oswestry Hillfort for Imbolc
Sunrise Vigil at Old Oswestry Hillfort for Imbolc This morning was a chance to retrace the steps of their ancestors around Old Oswestry hillfort to […]
PRESS RELEASE HOOOH and OOLAP meet up with Dr Rachel Pope
HOOOH and OOLAP recently met with Dr Rachel Pope, Director of Fieldwork and a Senior Lecturer in European Prehistory at Liverpool University, to discuss Old […]
PRESS RELEASE Seminar – In Defence of Old Oswestry Hillfort
Hear from the experts about Old Oswestry’s Setting, the Pegasus Stone, Old Oswestry Hillfort in context and Protecting the Past for the Future. Seminar – […]
PRESS RELEASE Old Oswestry in the Snow
This is a stunning photo that really shows up aspects of the hillfort.