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Ritton Castle is a slight univallate hillfort situated in Shropshire, England, representing a multi-period defensive site. The monument comprises both Iron Age hillfort earthworks, defined by a single defensive bank and ditch, and later medieval fortifications constructed as a ringwork and bailey castle. The superimposition of these features reflects the site's extended use across distinct periods, from prehistory through the medieval era. The modest scale of the surviving earthworks indicates that Ritton Castle, whilst strategically positioned, was never developed as a major fortified centre.
Ritton Castle: a slight univallate hillfort and a ringwork and bailey castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020150. View the official record →
Ritton Castle is a slight univallate hillfort situated in Shropshire, England, representing a multi-period defensive site. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020150.
Ritton Castle: a slight univallate hillfort and a ringwork and bailey castle 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 1020150.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Motte and bailey castle with associated remains of a medieval village and ridge and furrow cultivation, 200m west of St Peter's Church (6.2 km), Motte and bailey castle 100m west of Holy Trinity Church (6.7 km), Hardwick castle motte and bailey castle 140m WSW of Hardwick Hall (7.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Ritton Castle: a slight univallate hillfort and a ringwork and bailey castle's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Ritton Castle: a slight univallate hillfort and a ringwork and bailey castle stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Ordovician, bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is felsic tuff.