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Castle Rings is a hillfort located near Edington in Wiltshire, England. The site comprises a univallate earthwork of Iron Age date, defended by a single substantial bank and ditch that enclose an irregular polygonal enclosure. The monument sits on elevated ground commanding views across the surrounding landscape, a characteristic positioning typical of Iron Age hillforts in southern England. Castle Rings represents an important settlement evidence from the pre-Roman period and survives as an archaeological site of considerable significance to understanding Iron Age settlement patterns in Wiltshire.
Castle Rings camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005698. View the official record →
Castle Rings is a hillfort located near Edington in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005698.
Castle Rings camp 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 1005698.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross ridge dyke 140m north and 70m south of Hatts Barn (6.4 km), Two cross dykes on Fontmell Down, 850m and 880m south east of Gourd's Farm (6.8 km), Bowl barrow 220m north west of Gore Farm (6.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Castle Rings camp'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 Rings camp stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.