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Castle Ring is a prehistoric enclosure located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference RD062. The monument sits upon bedrock of the Ludlow formation, a sequence of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone deposits that date to the Ludlow period of the Silurian era. This solid geological foundation has supported the site through millennia of occupation and environmental change.
The enclosure belongs to a widespread class of prehistoric earthwork found across Britain, typically comprising an area enclosed by one or more banks and ditches. Such monuments served multiple purposes in prehistoric communities, functioning as defended settlements, ceremonial centres, or stock enclosures depending on their date and context. Castle Ring's position within the Welsh landscape reflects the strategic use of high ground characteristic of many such sites.
The survival of Castle Ring as an earthwork demonstrates the durability of such monuments when constructed upon stable bedrock. The Ludlow rocks beneath the site have resisted significant erosion, allowing the enclosure's banks and ditches to remain visible features of the contemporary landscape. As a scheduled monument, Castle Ring remains an important witness to prehistoric settlement patterns and land use in Wales.
Castle Ring is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD062. View the official record →
Castle Ring is a prehistoric enclosure located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference RD062.
Castle Ring dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Castle Ring is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is RD062.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three Roman Camps (revealed by aerial photography) NE of Walton (4 km), Castle Nimble (4.6 km), Old Radnor Castle (4.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Castle Ring's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Castle Ring stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.