Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBerry Ring hillfort

Berry Ring hillfort

England
List entry 1013163
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013163
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
5.13 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 88744 21164
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Berry Ring is a univallate hillfort located near Abbots Bromley in Staffordshire, England. The site comprises a single defensive rampart enclosing an oval hilltop position, typical of Iron Age fortifications in the English Midlands. The hillfort dates to the Iron Age, when such fortified settlements served as centres of habitation, storage, and territorial control. Berry Ring represents an important example of prehistoric defensive architecture within the regional landscape of central England.

Berry Ring hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013163. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Berry Ring hillfort?

Berry Ring is a univallate hillfort located near Abbots Bromley in Staffordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013163.

Who is responsible for protecting Berry Ring hillfort?

Berry Ring hillfort is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1013163.

What other scheduled monuments are near Berry Ring hillfort?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hyde Lea moated site and fishpond (2 km), Littywood moated site (2.1 km), Webb Stone (3.5 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Berry Ring hillfort

Berry Ring hillfort stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.