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Billings Ring is a univallate hillfort located in Shropshire, England. The monument consists of a single defensive bank and ditch enclosing an oval or irregular hilltop position, characteristic of Iron Age fortified settlements in the Welsh Marches. The site dates to the Iron Age period, representing the type of enclosed settlement typical of the first millennium BC in this region. Such hillforts served as defensive strongholds, centres of authority, and focal points for surrounding communities during the Iron Age and later periods.
Billings Ring large univallate hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021070. View the official record →
Billings Ring is a univallate hillfort located in Shropshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021070.
Billings Ring large univallate 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 1021070.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Small multivallate hillfort at Burrow, 750m WSW of St Mary's Church (5 km), Bowl barrow 390m south east of Stanley Cottage (5.5 km), Bury Ditches, a small multivallate hillfort on the summit of Sunnyhill (6 km).
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