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The Castle hillfort is an Iron Age fortified settlement located in Dorset, England. The site comprises a substantial univallate earthwork with a single defensive bank and ditch, characteristic of Iron Age hillforts constructed during the last centuries before the Roman conquest. Its strategic position commands views across the surrounding landscape, typical of hillforts that served as centres of settlement, storage, and defence for Iron Age communities. The monument remains substantially preserved and represents an important example of Iron Age fortification in the Dorset region.
The Castle hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004545. View the official record →
The Castle hillfort is an Iron Age fortified settlement located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004545.
The Castle 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 1004545.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing stone called The Broad Stone (9.7 km), Disc barrow 500m south east of Winterbourne Poor Lot (9.8 km), Bowl barrow in New Planting, forming part of the Three Barrow Clump round barrow cemetery (9.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Castle hillfort's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
The Castle hillfort stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.