Bury Bank

Bury Bank is an Iron Age multivallate hillfort in Staffordshire, about 2.4 km northwest of Stone near the village of Meaford. The defences follow the contours of a small hill, with two ramparts separated by a broad terrace enclosing approximately 2.2 hectares. The site is associated with Wulfhere, King of Mercia (659-675 AD), who is believed to have maintained a fortress here called Wulfherecester, as recorded in early 13th-century entries in the Stone Chartulary. According to local legend, Wulfhere's sons Rufin and Wulfad were murdered nearby, and their burial "under a great sepulchre of stones" gave the town of Stone its name. It is a scheduled monument.