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<< Our Photo Pages >> Castle Ring (Stiperstones) - Hillfort in England in Shropshire

Submitted by w650marion on Thursday, 10 April 2025  Page Views: 9096

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Castle Ring (Stiperstones)
Country: England County: Shropshire Type: Hillfort
 Nearest Village: Stiperstones
Map Ref: SJ372010
Latitude: 52.603139N  Longitude: 2.928708W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 2 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
 3

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w650marion visited on 9th Apr 2025 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 3 Relatively easy walk up from Snailbeach car park (compared with the ankle breaking southern Stiperstones path!) Excellent views down into the dingles and across the Shropshire plain.

Marko saw from a distance on 23rd Mar 2019 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 3



Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2 Ambience: 4 Access: 3

Castle Ring (Stiperstones)
Castle Ring (Stiperstones) submitted by w650marion : Centre picture - "The strong cross-ridge rampart 8m wide and 3.5m high with an outer ditch on the south side 5m wide and 1.2m deep set across the narrow neck of the spur. The rampart is interrupted approximately midway along its length by a slightly offset, inturned entrance 6m wide." (Vote or comment on this photo)
A large univallate hillfort in Shropshire in a naturally strong defensive position on a steep sided spur at the north end of the Stiperstones ridge. Access is only along the ridge/spur. Most walkers on the Stiperstones route never visit Castle Ring, which is a shame as its situation is quite dramatic, with views across to many other hillforts in the area.

(Earl's Hill, Middletown Hill, Beacon Ring, Roundton Fort, another Castle Ring, and counting....) The enclosed area of the hillfort is roughly triangular in plan with maximum internal dimensions of 280m NNE to SSW by 190m, sloping down to the north.

The artificial defences are designed to enhance the natural strength of the site. The natural hillslopes fall precipitously on all sides except the south where there is a flattened ridge/saddle, the only access. The earthworks across the ridge are clear, including a strong cross-ridge rampart 8m wide and 3.5m high with an outer ditch on the south side 5m wide and 1.2m deep. The entrance through this rampart is midway along its length, offset and inturned.
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Castle Ring (Stiperstones)
Castle Ring (Stiperstones) submitted by Bladup : Lidar image of Castle Ring (Stiperstones) Source: www.lidarfinder.com (Vote or comment on this photo)

Castle Ring (Stiperstones)
Castle Ring (Stiperstones) submitted by w650marion : The Hillfort with its steep sides going down into the dingle. The only way to access it is to walk around the high ground to the neck of the spur and through the entrance in the strong rampart. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Castle Ring (Stiperstones)
Castle Ring (Stiperstones) submitted by w650marion : From the inside of the Hillfort looking out through the inturned entrance. Imagine a palisade on top of the banks and a tall gateway over the entrance, and guards looking down.... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Castle Ring (Stiperstones)
Castle Ring (Stiperstones) submitted by w650marion : View from the northern tip of the Hillfort. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Castle Ring (Stiperstones)
Castle Ring (Stiperstones) submitted by w650marion : Castle Ring Hillfort, surrounded by steep precipitous slopes on all sides apart from a saddle just visible in the distance. It's a long walk to it!

Castle Ring (Stiperstones)
Castle Ring (Stiperstones) submitted by w650marion : Looking down onto the cross ridge rampart and ditch, and the offset entrance through them. To access the hillfort, you have to walk in a large circuit to reach the path visible on the middle of the left hand side of the photo.

Castle Ring (Stiperstones)
Castle Ring (Stiperstones) submitted by w650marion : Approaching the inturned entrance through the cross ridge rampart and ditch.

Castle Ring (Stiperstones)
Castle Ring (Stiperstones) submitted by w650marion : Walking through the entrance and looking across the large interior of the hillfort.

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Re: Castle Ring (Stiperstones) by w650marion on Tuesday, 14 January 2025
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Three Castle Rings in this area, so this is the correct listing for this one as searching Historic England can be confusing -

historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1012869?section=official-list-entry
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Re: Castle Ring (Stiperstones) by w650marion on Wednesday, 13 November 2019
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A large univallate hillfort in a naturally strong defensive position. It's on a steep sided spur at the north end of Stiperstones and access is only along the ridge/spur. Most walkers on the popular Stiperstones route never visit Castle Ring, which is a shame as its' situation is quite dramatic, with views across to many other hillforts in the area. (Earl's Hill, Middletown Hill, Beacon Ring, Roundton Fort, another Castle Ring, and counting....)
The enclosed area of the hillfort is roughly triangular in plan with maximum internal dimensions of 280m NNE to SSW by 190m, sloping down to the north.
The artificial defences are designed to enhance the natural strength of the site. The natural hillslopes fall precipitously on all sides except the south where there is a flattened ridge/saddle, the only access. The earthworks across the ridge are clear, including a strong cross-ridge rampart 8m wide and 3.5m high with an outer ditch on the south side 5m wide and 1.2m deep. The entrance through this rampart is midway along its length, offset and inturned.
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