 Ramparts of Uffington Castle at Whitehorse Hill, the highest point in Oxfordshire. | |
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| Location | Whitehorse Hill, between Swindon and Wantage. (SU299863) |
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| Region | Oxfordshire England |
| Coordinates | 51°34′30″N 1°34′09″W / 51.5750587°N 1.5692032°W |
| Type | Hillfort |
| History | |
| Periods | Iron Age |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1995 |
| Archaeologists | David Miles, Oxford Archaeological Unit |
| Condition | substantial earthworks |
| Public access | Yes |
| Website | English Heritage |
| Designated | 1882 [1] |
| Reference no. | 1008412[2] |
Uffington Castle is an early Iron Age (with underlying Bronze Age) univallate hillfort in Oxfordshire, England. It covers about 3.2 ha (7.9 acres) and is surrounded by two earth banks separated by a ditch with an entrance in the western end. A second entrance in the eastern[3] end was apparently blocked up a few centuries after it was built.[4] The original defensive ditch was V-shaped with a small box rampart in front and a larger one behind it. Timber posts stood on the ramparts. Later the ditch was deepened and the extra material dumped on top of the ramparts to increase their size. A parapet wall of sarsen stones lined the top of the innermost rampart. It is very close to the Uffington White Horse on White Horse Hill.
- ^ Hunter, Robert (1907). . The Preservation of Places of Interest or Beauty. Manchester University Press – via Wikisource.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
nhlewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Miles, D.; Palmer, S.; Lock, G.; Gosden, C.; Cromarty, A. M. (2003). Uffington White Horse and Its Landscape: Investigations at White Horse Hill Uffington, 1989–95, and Tower Hill, Ashbury, 1993–4. Thames Valley Landscapes Monograph. Oxford: Oxford University School of Archaeology. ISBN 0947816771.
- ^ Andrew Payne; Mark Corney; Barry Cunliffe (2006). The Wessex Hillforts Project (pdf). English Heritage - Historic England. ISBN 187359285X. Retrieved 13 April 2018.