Scheduled MonumentsEnglandCaer-Din Ring: a small enclosed Iron Age or Romano-British settlement, an adjacent ancient field boundary, round barrow and cultivation remains

Caer-Din Ring: a small enclosed Iron Age or Romano-British settlement, an adjacent ancient field boundary, round barrow and cultivation remains

England
List entry 1021280
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1021280
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3.24 hectares
Grid reference
SO 24026 85031
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Caer-Din Ring is a small enclosed settlement of Iron Age or Romano-British date located in Shropshire, England. The monument comprises a defended settlement with associated archaeological features including an adjacent ancient field boundary, a round barrow, and cultivation remains that document patterns of land use and settlement in this period. The site's physical remains reflect the defensive character of Iron Age settlement practices, whilst the presence of Romano-British material suggests continuity or reoccupation during the Roman period. The barrow and field systems indicate the broader landscape context of agricultural and ritual activity surrounding the main settlement.

Caer-Din Ring: a small enclosed Iron Age or Romano-British settlement, an adjacent ancient field boundary, round barrow and cultivation remains is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021280. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Caer-Din Ring: a small enclosed Iron Age or Romano-British settlement, an adjacent ancient field boundary, round barrow and cultivation remains?

Caer-Din Ring is a small enclosed settlement of Iron Age or Romano-British date located in Shropshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021280.

Who is responsible for protecting Caer-Din Ring: a small enclosed Iron Age or Romano-British settlement, an adjacent ancient field boundary, round barrow and cultivation remains?

Caer-Din Ring: a small enclosed Iron Age or Romano-British settlement, an adjacent ancient field boundary, round barrow and cultivation remains 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 1021280.

What other scheduled monuments are near Caer-Din Ring: a small enclosed Iron Age or Romano-British settlement, an adjacent ancient field boundary, round barrow and cultivation remains?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 610m south west of Springhill Cottage (5.5 km), Offa's Dyke: section on the western slope of Llanfair Hill, 1.4km south west of Burfield (6 km), Camp on Llanfair Hill (7.4 km).

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Overview
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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
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Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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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 Caer-Din Ring: a small enclosed Iron Age or Romano-British settlement, an adjacent ancient field boundary, round barrow and cultivation remains

Caer-Din Ring: a small enclosed Iron Age or Romano-British settlement, an adjacent ancient field boundary, round barrow and cultivation remains stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Caer-Din Ring: a small enclosed Iron Age or Romano-British settlement, an adjacent ancient field boundary, round barrow and cultivation remains

Offa's DykeArchaeological site · ~4.1 milesWroxeterRoman town · ~25 miles