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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 →
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.
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.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Berry Ring hillfort's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Berry Ring hillfort stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.