Hill forts were fortified hill-tops, used as settlements or temporary refuges, constructed across Britain during the Iron Age.

[1][2][3] Hill forts developed in the Late Bronze and Early Iron Age, roughly the start of the first millennium BC.

Located at grid reference SJ539768, Bradley lies on the central ridge that runs north–south through the county, as do all of the hill forts in Cheshire.

A tributary of the River Weaver runs east–west past the north of the site, and the fort was positioned to exploit the stream's steep banks for defence.

The position is uncertain as the area has been damaged by ploughing and the addition of modern drainage ditches, obscuring the original features.