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

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History & significance

Lambert's Castle is an Iron Age hillfort situated in Dorset, approximately 425 metres west of Nash Farm. The fortification consists of a substantial univallate earthwork with an associated bowl barrow, demonstrating occupation and use across multiple periods of antiquity. The site later served pragmatic functions in the post-medieval era, hosting a fair and accommodating a telegraph station, illustrating its continued strategic importance into the modern period. The hillfort's defensive ramparts and internal features provide material evidence of Iron Age settlement patterns in the county.

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 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017035. View the official record →

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