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Castle Ring: a large univallate hillfort, 600m south east of Meadowtown Farm

England
List entry 1021278
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1021278
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.68 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 31454 00578
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Castle Ring is a large univallate hillfort situated approximately 600 metres south-east of Meadowtown Farm in Shropshire. The monument comprises a single defensive bank and ditch enclosing an irregular roughly circular area on high ground, characteristic of Iron Age hillforts in the region. The site demonstrates the typical defensive strategy of its period, with the earthwork construction providing protection and commanding views over the surrounding landscape. Castle Ring is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry number 1021278.

Castle Ring: a large univallate hillfort, 600m south east of Meadowtown Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021278. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Castle Ring: a large univallate hillfort, 600m south east of Meadowtown Farm?

Castle Ring is a large univallate hillfort situated approximately 600 metres south-east of Meadowtown Farm in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021278.

Who is responsible for protecting Castle Ring: a large univallate hillfort, 600m south east of Meadowtown Farm?

Castle Ring: a large univallate hillfort, 600m south east of Meadowtown Farm 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 1021278.

What other scheduled monuments are near Castle Ring: a large univallate hillfort, 600m south east of Meadowtown Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site S of Bagbury (revealed by aerial photography) (7.7 km), Slight univallate hillfort 600m north of Roveries House (7.9 km), Bowl barrow 320m south of Pitcholds (8 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.
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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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Site S of Bagbury (revealed by aerial photography)
Prehistoric · Enclosure7.7 km
Slight univallate hillfort 600m north of Roveries House
7.9 km
Bowl barrow 320m south of Pitcholds
8 km
Roveries Hill Camp slight univallate hillfort 400m north east of The Roveries
8.1 km
Round barrow S of Linley Hall
8.4 km
Roman villa at Linley Hall
8.5 km
Motte and bailey castle with associated remains of a medieval village and ridge and furrow cultivation, 200m west of St Peter's Church
9.4 km
Pentre Camp
Prehistoric · Hillfort9.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Castle Ring: a large univallate hillfort, 600m south east of Meadowtown Farm

Castle Ring: a large univallate hillfort, 600m south east of Meadowtown Farm stands on Llanvirn Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Whiterock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Castle Ring: a large univallate hillfort, 600m south east of Meadowtown Farm

Offa's DykeArchaeological site · ~7 milesWroxeterRoman town · ~16.4 milesBattle of Shrewsbury 1403Battle (1403) · ~15.8 miles
Domesday entry for Rorrington, Shropshire →
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