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 Ashbury in Oxfordshire. It lies 2–3 km south of the Ridgeway and is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Garyrobertlock, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Garyrobertlock, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: small Iron Age hill fort in Ashbury in Oxfordshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Alfred’s Castle univallate hillfort”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wayland’s Smithy and Parish Church of St Mary.
Wayland’s Smithy
Archaeological site
Photo: Msemmett, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wayland's Smithy is an Early Neolithic chambered long barrow located near the village of Ashbury in the south-central English county of Oxfordshire. The barrow is believed to have been completed around 3430 BCE by pastoral communities shortly after the introduction of agriculture to the British Isles from continental Europe. Wayland’s Smithy is situated 2 miles north of Alfred’s Castle.
Parish Church of St Mary
Church
Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Parish Church of St Mary is situated 2½ miles northwest of Alfred’s Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Idstone and Ashbury.
Idstone
Hamlet
Photo: Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Idstone is a hamlet in the civil parish of Ashbury in the Vale of White Horse. Idstone was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred the Vale of White Horse to Oxfordshire. Idstone is about 6 miles east of Swindon in neighbouring Wiltshire. Idstone is situated 2 miles northwest of Alfred’s Castle.
Ashbury
Village
Photo: David Kemp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ashbury is a village and large civil parish at the upper end of the Vale of White Horse. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire. Ashbury is situated 2 miles northwest of Alfred’s Castle.
Bishopstone
Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bishopstone is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Swindon, England, about 6 miles east of Swindon, and on the county border with Oxfordshire. Bishopstone is situated 2 miles northwest of Alfred’s Castle.
Alfred’s Castle
Latitude
51.53835° or 51° 32′ 18″ northLongitude
-1.60147° or 1° 36′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C3WG9QX+8COpenStreetMap ID
way 1187423930OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q4722169
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In Other Languages
“Alfred’s Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Alfred’s Castle”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Parterre and Ashdown House.
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