Bury Ring

Bury Ring is an Iron Age Hillfort in Staffordshire, England, lying some two miles southwest of the county town of Stafford, a mile to the southwest of Stafford Castle and only half a mile to the west of the M6 motorway. It consists today of an oval field situated on a hilltop surrounded by a hedge and ditches, a farm and a few houses.

It is a univallate hillfort.

"Large univallate hillforts are defined as fortified enclosures of varying shape, ranging in size between 1ha and 10ha, located on hilltops and surrounded by a single boundary comprising earthworks of massive proportions. They date to the Iron Age period, most having been constructed and used between the fourth century BC and the first century AD, although evidence for earlier use is present at most sites. The size of the earthworks reflects the ability of certain social groups to mobilise the labour necessary for works on such a monumental scale, and their function may have had as much to do with display as defence...A number of finds have been recovered from the interior and include Iron Age pottery, flints, an iron ring and fragments of medieval pottery...Berry Ring hillfort survives well and represents a good example of this class of monument. Buried features and artefactual evidence associated with the occupation of the hillfort will survive within the interior."^[1]

References

External links

• Bury Ring, Staffordshire
• Bury Ring, Roman Britain
• Bury Ring from English Heritage
• An image of Bury Ring from 1926
• Images and a map of the area