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Ritton Castle is a slight univallate hillfort located in Shropshire, England, which demonstrates continuity of defensive occupation across multiple periods. The site comprises both Iron Age hillfort earthworks and later medieval ringwork and bailey castle structures, indicating reoccupation and refortification during the Norman period. The univallate configuration, consisting of a single defensive bank and ditch system, is characteristic of smaller hillforts of the pre-Roman Iron Age, whilst the superimposed ringwork and bailey elements reflect medieval military adaptation of the earlier hillfort location. This palimpsest of fortification types makes Ritton Castle significant for understanding both prehistoric and medieval settlement patterns in the West Midlands landscape.
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 located in Shropshire, England, which demonstrates continuity of defensive occupation across multiple periods. 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).
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