Bodbury Ring

Nearest town:
Church Stretton (1km ESE)
OS reference:
SO445947
OS sheet:
137
Latitude:
52° 32' 48.79 N
Longitude:
2° 49' 6.74 W
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Images

Image of Bodbury Ring (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

The hillfort from Carding Mill Valley below as dusk approaches. The bank and ditch can be seen clearly.

Image credit: A. Brookes (19.11.2022)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Dec 10, 2023
Image of Bodbury Ring (Hillfort) by juamei

Image Credit: Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015.

Image credit: Open Source Environment Agency LIDAR
juamei
juamei Mar 25, 2018
Image of Bodbury Ring (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

Seen from the SW, the ring (centre of picture) is one of many prehistoric earthworks strung across the Shropshire hills. In line behind: The Wrekin, The Lawley, Caer Caradoc, Hope Bowdler Hill.

Image credit: A. Brookes (16.4.2011)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Apr 24, 2011
Image of Bodbury Ring (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

Bodbury Ring, seen from Shropshire Hills golf course (in which it is now situated). Looking SE towards Ragleth Hill.

Image credit: A. Brookes (16.4.2011)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Apr 17, 2011
Image of Bodbury Ring (Hillfort) by morfe

A fairly clear view of Bodbury taken from the southern slopes of Cardingmill Valley. Bodbury Ring is a univallate promontory fort of I think indeterminate age. Behind and to the left, illuminated by a sunspot, can be seen The Lawley where there is evidence of settlements/enclosures.

Image credit: Morfe
morfe
morfe Jul 4, 2005

Articles

Bodbury Ring

thelonious
thelonious Oct 2, 2012

29/09/2012 – On the way back from Cornwall to Aberdeen we stopped off to have a walk on Long Mynd. Starting from Carding Mill Valley we made our way west to Pole Bank. A few good tumuli on here to look at but once I saw Bodbury Ring I had to make my way over to have a look. Great hillfort in a superb location. Big wall on north side, steep down to valley on south. Great view to the Wrekin and beyond.

Miscellaneous

Bodbury Ring
Hillfort
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Apr 17, 2011

Pastscape information:

IA promontory earthwork on Bodbury Hill. It measures, overall, 100.0m NE-SW by 95.0m transversely and is pear-shaped in plan. The NE-facing rampart is 6.0 to 10.0m wide and up to 1.7m high internally. It rises 3.5m above an outer ditch which is 8.0m wide and up to 1.3m deep. At the eastern end are remains of a simple entrance. The fort is elsewhere bounded by a steep scarping of the natural slopes, which is 7.0m in width and 3.0 to 3.5m in height. Beyond the narrow berm the slopes fall away precipitously.

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