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Alfred's Castle is a univallate Iron Age hillfort situated near Ashbury in Berkshire, England. The monument comprises a single defensive bank and ditch enclosing an approximately circular area, typical of univallate hillfort design from the Iron Age period. The site has traditionally been associated with Alfred the Great in local tradition, though this attribution lacks archaeological foundation and the hillfort dates to the prehistoric Iron Age, considerably earlier than the Anglo-Saxon period. The earthwork remains a significant example of Iron Age defensive settlement in the Berkshire chalk downlands.
Alfred's Castle univallate hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015551. View the official record →
Alfred's Castle is a univallate Iron Age hillfort situated near Ashbury in Berkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015551.
Alfred's Castle univallate hillfort is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1015551.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barrow cemetery 200m south of Whitecomb Plantation (5.7 km), Two bowl barrows 400m south of Whitecomb Plantation (6 km), Village cross (6.6 km).
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