Staffordshire
Cannock Chase District
Cannock Wood

Castle Ring

Castle Ring is an Iron Age hill fort, situated high up on the southern edge of Cannock Chase, , England. It is the highest point on The Chase with an elevation of 242 metres.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 794 feet
  • Description: hillfort in Staffordshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Beaudesert”, “Castle Hill”, “Castle Ring Lodge”, and “Castle Ring, a multivallate hillfort and medieval hunting lodge”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Christ Church and Hednesford Hills Raceway.

Church
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Sports venue
Photo: Brian Deegan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an oval, short-circuit motor racing venue. It is situated on Cannock Chase, approximately 1-mile from the town of , , and is operated by Incarace Ltd.

Stadium
Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the home of the Hednesford Town Football Club, and is situated on Road in the town of , Staffordshire. The club previously played at the Cross Keys, a ground situated behind the pub of the same name between 1902 and 1995.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cannock Wood and Gentleshaw.

Village
is a village and civil parish in the district of , England. The village is situated around 4 miles east of , the same distance south of , and 2 miles north of .

Hamlet
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is a village in the of , England. It is 6 miles from , 6 miles from , and 2 miles north of .

Village
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is a village within the civil parish of and is in the District of Lichfield of the county of .

Castle Ring

Latitude
52.7131° or 52° 42′ 47″ north
Longitude
-1.93578° or 1° 56′ 9″ west
Elevation
794 feet (242 metres)
Open location code
9C4WP377+6M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 680748661
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
12609883
Wiki­data ID
Q5050244
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to German—“Castle Ring” goes by many names.

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hunting lodge (ruin) and Beaudesert Outdoor Activity Centre.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Castle Ring”. Photo: Bs0u10e01, CC BY 3.0.