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Castle Ring is a defended settlement located near Osmaston in Derbyshire, dating to the Iron Age. The site comprises an oval enclosure defined by a substantial bank and ditch system, characteristic of hillforts and defended farmsteads of the prehistoric period. Its strategic position and defensive features suggest it served as a settlement of some importance during the Iron Age, when such enclosed sites were common across the English Midlands. The monument survives as an upstanding earthwork and forms part of the archaeological record documenting Iron Age settlement patterns in Derbyshire.
Castle Ring defended settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008005. View the official record →
Castle Ring is a defended settlement located near Osmaston in Derbyshire, dating to the Iron Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008005.
Castle Ring defended settlement 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 1008005.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Blackstone's Low bowl barrow (7.5 km), Harboro' Cave (7.9 km), Romano-British settlement and field system at Rainster Rocks (8.1 km).
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