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| − | '''Whitsbury Castle''', or '''Whitsbury Castle Ditches''', is the site of an Iron Age univallate hillfort located near the village of [[Whitsbury]] in [[Wiltshire]]. The fort is roughly pear-shaped, located on a chalk outcrop, and covering approximately sixteen acres. The defences comprise two large ramparts with outer ditches and an additional counter scarp bank on the northern half.<ref>http://www.hants.gov.uk/hampshiretreasures/vol05/page317.html Hampshire Treasures website</ref> | + | '''Whitsbury Castle''', or '''Whitsbury Castle Ditches''', is the site of an Iron Age univallate hillfort located near the village of [[Whitsbury]] in [[Wiltshire]]. The fort is roughly pear-shaped, located on a chalk outcrop, and covering approximately sixteen acres. The defences comprise two large ramparts with outer ditches and an additional counter scarp bank on the northern half.<ref>http://www.hants.gov.uk/hampshiretreasures/vol05/page317.html Hampshire Treasures website</ref> |
| − | The site is listed as a scheduled ancient monument | + | The original entrance was at the south-western corner but has been destroyed by the construction of a post-mediæval manor house. The site has been in use throughout the ages, with excavation revealing Mesolithic activity, an association with a Bronze Age ranch boundary, an Iron Age hillfort settlement, followed much later by Anglo-Saxon renovation and reuse of the defences.<ref>{{megalithic|11334|Whitsbury Castle}}</ref> The site is privately owned but is flanked externally on all sides but east by public bridleways. |
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| + | The site is listed as a scheduled ancient monument.<ref>{{NHLE|1020316|Whitsbury hillfort|type=monument}}</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:28, 26 September 2022
| Whitsbury Castle | |
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Wiltshire | |
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 The outermost ditch of Whitsbury Castle | |
| Type: | hillfort |
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| Location: | 50°58’34"N, 1°49’9"W |
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| Owned by: | private |
Whitsbury Castle, or Whitsbury Castle Ditches, is the site of an Iron Age univallate hillfort located near the village of Whitsbury in Wiltshire. The fort is roughly pear-shaped, located on a chalk outcrop, and covering approximately sixteen acres. The defences comprise two large ramparts with outer ditches and an additional counter scarp bank on the northern half.[1]
The original entrance was at the south-western corner but has been destroyed by the construction of a post-mediæval manor house. The site has been in use throughout the ages, with excavation revealing Mesolithic activity, an association with a Bronze Age ranch boundary, an Iron Age hillfort settlement, followed much later by Anglo-Saxon renovation and reuse of the defences.[2] The site is privately owned but is flanked externally on all sides but east by public bridleways.
The site is listed as a scheduled ancient monument.[3]
References
- ↑ http://www.hants.gov.uk/hampshiretreasures/vol05/page317.html Hampshire Treasures website
- ↑ Megalithic Portal: Whitsbury Castle
- ↑ National Heritage List 1020316: Whitsbury hillfort (Scheduled ancient monument entry)
