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HER Number (PRN):	08792
Name:	Ditch at Castle Rings, c210 metres northeast of 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):

DITCH (Iron Age - 800 BC to 43 AD)

Summary

Possible component of hillfort. 5m long x 1.5m wide x 0.5m deep. Site identified by Stiperstones Hills Archaeological Survey, 2003-2004.

Parish:	Worthen with Shelve, South Shropshire, Shropshire
Map Sheet:	SJ30SE
Grid Reference:	SJ 3729 0112

Related records

01357

Part 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

Possible component of hillfort. 5m long x 1.5m wide x 0.5m deep <2>

Gully of unknown function <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

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