<< Our Photo Pages >> Castle Ring (Staffordshire) - Hillfort in England in Staffordshire
Submitted by TimPrevett on Saturday, 25 February 2006 Page Views: 44500
Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Castle Ring (Staffordshire)Country: England County: Staffordshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Burntwood Nearest Village: Cannock Wood
Map Ref: SK045128 Landranger Map Number: 125
Latitude: 52.712843N Longitude: 1.934827W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Andrewnturner visited on 6th Jan 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Surprisingly large site with easy access.
Marko visited on 4th Jul 2021 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 2 Access: 5 Been visiting this site now and again for 20 years.
After a gap of approx 5 years i visited again yesterday and was shocked to see how the site has degenerated.
I believe that the site is (was?) managed by Cannock Chase District Council -if this is still the case then they need to get up there quick,to clear back the highly invasive ferns/bracken/scrub that currently is completely overrunning/spoiling the site. The banks/ditches are currently hard to discern over the greater part of the fort. The interior is also a complete mess.
Shame as this site usually has such a great vibe to it. On today's visit you'd be hard pressed to even tell it was a hillfort.
Marko visited on 1st Feb 2014 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Yet another visit to this marvellous place.
At times there is a tangible feel here of 'something else'. There are many stories of sightings here,including Roman legionaires,some sort of 'Bigfoot' and cowled figures.Never seen anything myself but there is cerainly a vibe here!!
One to return to.
Tangent visited - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
Elric visited - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4
Hodur visited - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
TimPrevett have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.33 Ambience: 3.83 Access: 4.33
Despite Castle Ring being the highest part of Cannock Chase, the only part with a panoramic view, looks towards (Rugeley?) Power Station! See here for this useful link
Note: For a story of cryptozoology meeting prehistory, there is a sighting of "Bigfoot" at the Castle Ring; see comments below.
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