Berry Mound

Berry Mound is an Iron Age hill fort in the Bromsgrove district of Worcestershire, near Shirley, West Midlands, on the outskirts of Birmingham [1]. It has been dated to the 1st or 2nd century BC [1]. To the north was a V-shaped ditch that was 15 ft wide and 6 ft deep, to the south one 22 ft wide and 7 ft deep [1]. Faint traces of a second rampart or defensive terrace to the north were observed in 1959, and 19th century observers recorded the existence of a third line of ramparts and ditches, though no traces of these remain [1]. The entrance to the fort was on the east side, though it is possible that there was originally a second entrance located on an axis with the first, as at the similar Sutton Walls Hill Fort [1]. The site was excavated in 1959, with traces of timber revetments being found on the ramparts [1].