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Castle Ring

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Location
  
Staffordshire, England

Topo map
  
OS Landranger 128

Parent range
  
Cannock Chase District

OS grid
  
SK044128

Elevation
  
242 m

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Cannock Chase, Beaudesert, Beacon Hill - Sedgley, Robin Hood's Stride, The Museum Of Cannock

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Castle Ring is an Iron Age hill fort, situated high up on the southern edge of Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, in the village of Cannock Wood, England. Castle Ring was thought to have been occupied around AD 50, by the Celtic Cornovii tribe.

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Map of Castle Ring, Rugeley, UK

Apart from the perimeter earthworks, little remains visible. However, there is also evidence of farming having taken place at some point, since parts of the ground in the ring have been ploughed but there is still some debate as to whether these were created by the Medieval hunters( who also built a hunting lodge on the ring sometime in the Medieval period - the remains of this are still visible today) or the Celtic tribe.

It is situated north of Burntwood and adjacent to the Heart of England Way. There are excellent views over Cannock Chase, the Trent Valley and Staffordshire.

It is the highest point on Cannock Chase with an elevation of 242 metres (794 feet).

References

Castle Ring Wikipedia