Castle Ring
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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 Script error: No such module "convert"..
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 Template:Ca 500Script error: No such module "String".BCE by an Ancient British (Celtic) tribe named the Cornovii. It was abandoned Template:Ca 43Script error: No such module "String".CE as a consequence of Romans occupying the area.[1]
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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The remains of this lodge are still visible.[1]
See also
References
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External links
- Ancient Britain - Castle Ring
- District Council Web Site
- Web site of Heart of England Way Association
- roman-britain.org page
- From 'The Megalith Map'
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