Castle Ring
{{Short description|Iron Age hillfort in United Kingdom}}
{{for|the castle in West Sussex|Edburton Castle Ring}}
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| location = Staffordshire, England
| range = Cannock Chase
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Castle Ring is an Iron Age hill fort, situated high up on the southern edge of Cannock Chase (The Chase), Staffordshire, England.
It is the highest point on The Chase with an elevation of {{convert|242|m}}.
File:Castle Ring Digital Terrain Model.jpg
It is near the village of Cannock Wood, south of Rugeley and north of Burntwood, adjacent to the Heart of England Way. There are excellent views over The Chase, the Trent Valley and Staffordshire more generally.
The public are free to walk around it as there is a path.
History
Castle Ring is thought to have first been occupied {{ca}} 500{{nbsp}}BCE by an Ancient British (Celtic) tribe named the Cornovii. It was abandoned {{ca}} 43{{nbsp}}CE as a consequence of Romans occupying the area.{{cite web |url= https://www.cannockchasedc.gov.uk/residents/leisure/parks-open-spaces/nature-reserves/castle-ring-scheduled-ancient-monument |title=Castle Ring Scheduled Ancient Monument |date=2023-07-20 |publisher=Cannock Chase Council |access-date=2023-12-08}}
Apart from perimeter earthworks, little remains visible. Parts of the ground in the ring appear to have been ploughed, but there is no consensus as to whether this was carried out in prehistoric times, or in the medieval period, when a hunting lodge was also built in the ring.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}} The remains of this lodge are still visible.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.pegasusarchive.org/ancientbritain/castle_ring.htm Ancient Britain - Castle Ring]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20040229232727/http://www.cannockchasedc.gov.uk/cannockchase/castlering.htm District Council Web Site]
- [http://www.heartofenglandway.org Web site of Heart of England Way Association]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20051030163012/http://www.roman-britain.org/places/celtic/castle_ring.htm roman-britain.org page]
- [http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=4982&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 From 'The Megalith Map']
- {{oscoor gbx|SK045128}}
{{Iron Age hillforts in England}}
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Category:Hill forts in Staffordshire
Category:Tourist attractions in Staffordshire
Category:Hills of Staffordshire
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