Oakhill Castle Ring

Has been described as a Rejected Timber Castle (Other/Unknown)

There are earthwork remains

NameOakhill Castle Ring
Alternative NamesOak Hill
Historic CountryShropshire
Modern AuthorityShropshire
1974 AuthorityShropshire
Civil ParishWorthen With Shelve

Iron Age univallate hillfort surviving as an earthwork. (PastScape)

Gatehouse Comments

A site included by Jackson because of the 'castle' name but with no suggestion of medieval use.

- Philip Davis

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law

Not Listed

Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceSJ372011
Latitude52.6040496826172
Longitude-2.92867994308472
Eastings337200
Northings301100
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Books

  • Jackson, M.J.,1988, Castles of Shropshire (Shrewsbury: Shropshire Libraries) p. 70 (reject)
  • Wall (after Downham), 1908, in Page, Wm (ed), VCH Shropshire Vol. 1 p. 358