Alfred’s Castle

Alfred's Castle is a small Iron Age hill fort, situated at grid reference SU277822, behind Ashdown Park in the civil parish of in . It lies 2–3 km south of the Ridgeway and is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
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  • Archaeological site
  • …is also known as “Alfred’s Castle univallate hillfort”
  • Description: small Iron Age hill fort in Ashbury in Oxfordshire, England, UK

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wayland’s Smithy.
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Wayland's Smithy is an Early Neolithic chambered long… is situated 2 miles north of Alfred’s Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Idstone and Ashbury.
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is a hamlet in the civil parish of in the . is situated 2 miles northwest of Alfred’s Castle.
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is a village and large civil parish at the upper end of the . is situated 2 miles northwest of Alfred’s Castle.
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is a village and civil parish in the… is situated 2 miles northwest of Alfred’s Castle.

Alfred’s Castle

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Latitude
51.53835° or 51° 32′ 18″ north
Longitude
-1.60147° or 1° 36′ 5″ west
Open location code
9C3WG9QX+8C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1187423930
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q4722169

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In Other Languages

“Alfred’s Castle” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Parterre and Swinley Copse.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Swinley Down and Ashdown House.

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