Rockhill

In the civil parish of Clun.
In the historic county of Shropshire (Modern Authority of Shropshire, 1974 county of Shropshire).

Probable Iron Age homestead or medieval ringwork comprising a single circular bank and ditch surviving as an earthwork and mapped from aerial photographs. Somewhat isolated from settlement, and not in the apparently best position for a lookout outwork. Approx 30m in diameter, bank less than 1m high. Overlooked to north but good views of approaches to Clun from south. Several nearby sites make better tactical sense as lookout sites but this is site is one of the largest bits of level ground in the local area. In my view almost certainly domestic and Iron Age in origin but medieval use as an outwork to Clun Castle a possibilitiy.

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Questionable.
Earthworks remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SO29007853

Modern Map from

Good for landscape form and features

Modern Map from

Good for general location

Air Photo from

1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 105148

Books

Jackson, M.J.,1988, Castles of Shropshire (Shrewsbury: Shropshire Libraries)
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 [possible]
Wall [after Downham], 1908, in Page, Wm (ed), VCH Shropshire Vol1 p

Journal Articles

Hogg, A.H.A. and King, D.J.C., 1970, 'Castles in Wales and the Marches (Additions and corrections to lists published in 1963 and 1967)' Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol119 p119-124
King, D.J.C. and Alcock, L., 1969, 'Ringworks in England and Wales' Château Gaillard Vol3 p90-127
Chitty, Lily, 1957-60, Transactions of the Caradoc and Severn Valley Field Club p54

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