Castle Rings

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Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Castle Rings is a castle in Wiltshire. It is one of 18 castles the Albion Guide maps in the county. It sits within Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs National Landscape.

Tisbury Station is 7 km away to the north-east. For more of the same, Fortified house at Castle Hill and Old Wardour Castle are close by.

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