Grimsbury Castle
Grimsbury Castle is an Iron Age "multiple enclosure" Hill Fort comprising a large circular encampment on a high hill. It is within Grimsbury Wood, between Cold Ash and Hermitage, in the county of Berkshire.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in West Berkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Grimsbury Camp” and “Grimsbury Castle - Main fortifications”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Holy Trinity and Downe House School.
Holy Trinity
Church
Photo: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holy Trinity is a church, which is situated 3,100 feet northwest of Grimsbury Castle.
Downe House School
School
Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Downe House School is a private girls' boarding and day school in Cold Ash near Newbury, Berkshire, for girls aged 11–18. Entrance is selective, and the school has an enrollment of 559. Downe House School is situated 3,900 feet southwest of Grimsbury Castle.
Church of St Mary
Church
Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Mary is situated 1 mile east of Grimsbury Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hermitage and Oare.
Hermitage
Village
Hermitage is a village and civil parish, near Newbury, in the English county of Berkshire. The civil parish is made up of a number of settlements: Hermitage village, Little Hungerford and Wellhouse.
Oare
Hamlet
Photo: Michael Ford, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oare is a small village in the civil parish of Chieveley in the English county of Berkshire.
Curridge
Hamlet
Curridge is a village in the civil parish of Chieveley in the English county of Berkshire.
Grimsbury Castle
- Categories: contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Hermitage, West Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.44656° or 51° 26′ 48″ northLongitude
-1.26368° or 1° 15′ 49″ westOpen location code
9C3WCPWP+JGOpenStreetMap ID
node 524622052OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q12059149
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Grimsbury Castle” goes by many names.
- French: “château de Grimsbury”
- French: “Château de Grimsbury”
- German: “Grimsbury Castle”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Grimsbury Hill Fort and Grimsbury Castle.
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