Lambert's Castle

Lambert's Castle

Lambert's Castle, seen from the east
Location of the site in Dorset
Location	Dorset, England
Coordinates	50°47′14″N 2°53′42″W / 50.78713°N 2.89509°W / 50.78713; -2.89509
History
Periods	Iron Age
Site notes
Ownership	National Trust
Public access	Yes, Open Access Land
Scheduled monument
Official name	Lambert's Castle: an Iron Age hillfort 425m west of Nash Farm, with a bowl barrow, and the sites of a post-medieval fair and a telegraph station
Designated	26 August 1924
Reference no.	1017035

Lambert's Castle is an Iron Age hillfort in the county of Dorset in southwest England.^[1] Since 1981 it has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) on account of its geology, archaeology and ecology.^[2] The hillfort is designated a scheduled monument together with a bowl barrow, the sites of a post-medieval fair and a telegraph station.^[3] The site was on the Heritage at Risk Register but was removed in 2022 as a result of the Hillforts and Habitats Project.^[4]

The hillfort is situated on a broad northerly spur at the summit of Lambert's Castle Hill, which rises to a height of 256 metres (840 ft). There are steep natural slopes on three sides of the fort, and linear ramparts across the flat southern approaches. The site is owned by the National Trust. A car park is accessible from the B3165 road. There are two other hill-forts near Lambert's Castle: Coney's Castle is about 1.5 kilometres (0.9 mi) to its south, and Pilsdon Pen is about 5 km (3.1 mi) to its north-east.