Rorrington Castle Ring

In the civil parish of Worthen With Shelve.
In the historic county of Shropshire (Modern Authority of Shropshire, 1974 county of Shropshire).

Remains of a large univallate hillfort of Iron Age date. It is roughly oval in plan and covers an area of about 1 hectare. The defences originally comprised a single rampart bounded by an external ditch with an entrance at the north eastern end. Later, the defences close to the entrance were modified to create an entrance corridor about 4m wide. Slight earthworks within the enclosure are interpreted as building platforms.

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
This site is rejected as a medieval fortification or palace.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SJ31450057

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; 66379

Books

Jackson, M.J.,1988, Castles of Shropshire (Shrewsbury: Shropshire Libraries) p70 [reject]

Journal Articles

L E Chitty, 1961-7, Transactions of the Caradoc and Severn Field Club Vol16 p84

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