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Submitted by Andy B on Wednesday, 12 July 2023  Page Views: 233

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Castle Rings
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 3.508 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Wiltshire Type: Hillfort
 Nearest Village: Donhead St. Mary
Map Ref: ST889251
Latitude: 51.025160N  Longitude: 2.159644W
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.
3 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.
4 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
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Castle Rings
Castle Rings submitted by dodomad : Hidden away in a wood near Donhead St Mary, Castle Rings is a univallate hillfort encompassing 5.2 hectares with 2.8 metre ramparts. A hoard of stater coins attributed to the Durotriges was unearthed in the 1980s. Photo credit: Vicky Liddell (@Vicky_liddell on Twitter) (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hidden away in a wood near Donhead St Mary, Castle Rings is a univallate hillfort encompassing 5.2 hectares with 2.8 metre ramparts. A hoard of stater coins attributed to the Durotriges was unearthed in the 1980s.

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Castle Rings
Castle Rings submitted by dodomad : Hidden away in a wood near Donhead St Mary, Castle Rings is a univallate hillfort encompassing 5.2 hectares with 2.8 metre ramparts. A hoard of stater coins attributed to the Durotriges was unearthed in the 1980s. Photo credit: Vicky Liddell (@Vicky_liddell on Twitter) (Vote or comment on this photo)

Castle Rings
Castle Rings submitted by dodomad (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
ST8824 : On the edge of the Castle Rings looking north by Rob Purvis
by Rob Purvis
©2010(licence)
ST8825 : Castle Hill Fort, Semley by Maigheach-gheal
by Maigheach-gheal
©2010(licence)
ST8825 : Fields near Semley by Maigheach-gheal
by Maigheach-gheal
©2010(licence)
ST8825 : Entrance to Castle Rings Fort by Steve Sheppard
by Steve Sheppard
©2007(licence)
ST8824 : Lane heading west towards Shaftsebury by Rob Purvis
by Rob Purvis
©2010(licence)

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