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Castle Rings is a large prehistoric univallate hillfort, situated on Tittle Path Hill near Wincombe, Wiltshire. The hillfort survives as an oval enclosure measuring approximately 1,050ft long by 660ft wide internally and defined by a rampart bank standing up to 26ft wide and 6ft high internally, a ditch of 50ft wide and from 7ft up to 20ft deep. The hillfort covers approximately 17 acres in total. To the north-west is a length of cross ridge dyke which curves slightly and mimics the line of the hillfort. The site is within the council area of Wiltshire.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1005698.

Place Type: Hillfort
Historic County: Wiltshire
Lat, Long: 51.025006,-2.1604707
Grid Reference: ST 8884 2508
Civil Parish: Donhead St Mary CP
Council Area: Wiltshire CA
Police Area: Wiltshire PA

GBPN ID: 300721
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Castle_Rings,_Wiltshire_300721

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