Uffington Castle
Ramparts of Uffington Castle at Whitehorse Hill, the highest point in Oxfordshire. | |
| 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 |
| Reference no. | 1008412 |
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 end was apparently blocked up a few centuries after it was built. 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.