Shropshire Hills Caer-din Ring Hill Fort 4K Drone

During the Iron Age and Roman period a variety of settlement types were constructed throughout Britain. Small enclosed settlements consist of discrete areas of occupation, bounded largely or wholly by continuous single or concentric ditches, banks or walls, and palisades. The size of these curvilinear or rectilinear enclosures is generally less than 2ha. They were occupied by a small community, perhaps a single family or several related family groups. In their original form the enclosures contained a single main domestic building, or several clusters of domestic buildings. These structures are normally circular and are often associated with rectangular buildings used for the storage of agricultural produce. Small enclosed settlements became common features in the landscape during the second half of the first millennium BC and throughout the Roman period. They were the dwelling places of people engaged in small-scale farming and craft production. Considerable numbers of small enclosed settlements are known, but most have been levelled by ploughing. All small enclosed settlements where earthwork or standing structural remains survive are considered to be of national importance.
The small enclosed Iron Age or Romano-British settlement known as Caer-Din Ring is a fine example of this class of monument. Its significance is greatly enhanced by its association with a well-preserved contemporary field boundary. The survival within the enclosure of building platforms as earthworks indicates that the buried remains of structures and associated deposits will survive well. These deposits will contain organic remains and a range of contemporary artefacts, which will provide valuable insights into the activities and lifestyles of the inhabitants. This information could be used with the evidence from other nearby contemporary settlements to provide a comprehensive picture of life in this region during the Iron Age and Roman period. The earthworks forming the enclosure of Caer-Din Ring and the associated field boundary will retain evidence about the nature of their construction. In addition, organic remains surviving in the buried ground surfaces beneath these banks and within the ditches will provide information about the local environment and the past use of the surrounding land. The remains of ridge and furrow cultivation adjacent to an ancient field boundary provide additional evidence about the changing nature of farming practice in this area.
Round barrows are funerary monuments dating from the Late Neolithic period to the Late Bronze Age, with most examples belonging to the period 2400-1500BC. They were constructed as earthen mounds, sometimes ditched, which covered single or multiple burials. They occur either in isolation or grouped as cemeteries and often acted as the focus of burials in later periods. Often superficially similar, although differing widely in size, they exhibit regional variations in form and a diversity of burial practices.
Despite some excavation of the barrow mound, the round barrow east of Caer- Din Ring is a good example of this class of monument. Like the later field boundary and the earthworks which define the settlement, the barrow will retain evidence of its construction, together with organic remains which will provide information about the environment and land use in the vicinity. The barrow mound is also likely to contain evidence of the burial or burials placed within it. These remains will add to our knowledge and understanding of Bronze Age funerary practices in this area. The location of the enclosed settlement and the associated field boundary in relation to the barrow indicates that the barrow continued to act as an important landscape feature during this later period.

[@dronesantuy5896]

Absolutely Beautiful view you have captured my friend, well done👍👍👍11

[@adamsdrone2770]

Thanks for watching and for your kind comment

[@DronescApe]

Just brilliant mate another great capture of these fascinating locations. 👏

[@adamsdrone2770]

Thanks for all your positive comments, much appreciated 👍

[@Lukazure]

Another buet Adam :)

[@adamsdrone2770]

Thanks! This one’s well hidden, no public access and not visible from the surrounding area

[@swiftymorgan5064]

Lovely! The evening (I think) light accentuates the site perfectly
Also, great views of the surrounding landscape
But why do sights like this and a few others have no public access? (grrrr!)

[@adamsdrone2770]

Yes the evening is the best time for light!
And why are so many footpath signs removed, why are some many footpaths deliberately obstructed? Have these people got something to hide?

[@Aldhelm]

To be fair, I think it's more the point that we don't have a general right to roam rather than that farmers are deliberately obstructive. Caer Din Ring is easily accessed through a gate on the minor road to the north, which is only a couple of hundred metres from it. In 50 years of visiting it, the farmer's never hassled me 🙂Gorgeous footage!