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The Ring is an animal pound located approximately 100 metres west of Nills Farm in Shropshire. The monument consists of a circular or near-circular enclosure defined by a substantial bank and ditch, characteristic of pounds constructed to contain livestock. Such structures were commonly built during the medieval period and remained in use into the post-medieval era as essential components of agricultural management and manorial administration. The Ring represents a surviving example of this functional rural monument type, preserving evidence of historical pastoral practices in the English countryside.
The Ring, an animal pound 100m west of Nills Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019827. View the official record →
The Ring is an animal pound located approximately 100 metres west of Nills Farm in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019827.
The Ring, an animal pound 100m west of Nills Farm 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 1019827.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 200m north-west of Wildmoor Pool. (8.7 km), Bowl barrow, 540m east of Wildmoor Pool. (9 km), Bowl barrow and section of boundary bank on Duckley Nap, 500m east of Wildmoor Pool. (9.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Ring, an animal pound 100m west of Nills Farm'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.
The Ring, an animal pound 100m west of Nills Farm stands on Arenig Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Arenigian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.