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Castle Ring is a multivallate hillfort situated near Cannock in Staffordshire, England, with earthworks that indicate occupation during the Iron Age. The site comprises a series of concentric defensive banks and ditches that enclose an irregular summit, characteristic of later prehistoric fortified settlements in the English Midlands. Archaeological evidence and historical records suggest the hillfort may have continued in use into the Roman period and was later utilised as a medieval hunting lodge, reflecting changing patterns of settlement and land use across successive centuries. The monument remains substantially visible today as prominent earthworks that demonstrate both its original Iron Age engineering and subsequent medieval reuse of the topographically significant location.
Castle Ring, a multivallate hillfort and medieval hunting lodge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014687. View the official record →
Castle Ring is a multivallate hillfort situated near Cannock in Staffordshire, England, with earthworks that indicate occupation during the Iron Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014687.
Castle Ring, a multivallate hillfort and medieval hunting lodge 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 1014687.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site and bloomery in Courtbanks Covert (1.1 km), Moated site of Handsacre Hall. (5.4 km), World War I instruction model of a trench system, and associated earthwork and building remains 850m north west of Fairoak Cottages, Cannock Chase (5.7 km).
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