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HER Number (PRN):08791
Name:Mound at Castle Rings, c180 metres north-northwest of southern hillfort entrance
Type of Record:Monument
Protected Status:Scheduled Monument 1012869: Castle Ring: a large univallate hillfort on Oak Hill, 600m south east of Crows Nest Farm

Monument Type(s):

Summary

Circular earth mound with hollow to the N. 3m diameter x 0.4m high (pos. mining). Site identified by Stiperstones Hills Archaeological Survey, 2003-2004.

Parish:Worthen with Shelve, South Shropshire, Shropshire
Map Sheet:SJ30SE
Grid Reference:SJ 3725 0111

Related records

01357Part of: Castle Ring, 600m south east of Crows Nest Farm (Monument)

Associated Finds: None recorded

Associated Events

  • ESA5405 - 2003-2004 Stiperstones Hills Archaeological Survey by SCCAS

Description

Circular earth mound with hollow to the N. 3m diameter x 0.4m high (pos. mining) <2>

One of three low mounds identified by the Stiperstones Survey in the centre of the hillfort interior <3>


<01> Hannaford Hugh R, 2004, The Stiperstones Hills Archaeological Survey: assessment report and updated research design (Field survey report). SSA22123.


<02> Hannaford Hugh R & Fradley Michael, 2005, The Stiperstones Hills Archaeological Survey: GIS datasets (Geospatial data). SSA22883.


<03> Hannaford Hugh R, 2006, The Stiperstones Hills Archaeological Survey: a report for land management purposes, p20 (Field survey report). SSA22882.

Sources

[01]SSA22123 - Field survey report: Hannaford Hugh R. 2004. The Stiperstones Hills Archaeological Survey: assessment report and updated research design. SCCAS Rep. 231.2.
[02]SSA22883 - Geospatial data: Hannaford Hugh R & Fradley Michael. 2005. The Stiperstones Hills Archaeological Survey: GIS datasets. Stiperstones Hills Archaeological Survey. ArcView/ ArcGIS.
[03]SSA22882 - Field survey report: Hannaford Hugh R. 2006. The Stiperstones Hills Archaeological Survey: a report for land management purposes. SCCAS Rep. 238 - 3. p20.
Date Last Edited:Mar 16 2017 11:12AM