Weatherby Castle, an Iron Age hillfort 1020m north west of Ashley Barn Farm
Weatherby Castle, an Iron Age hillfort 1020m north west of Ashley Barn Farm is an archaeological site in Milborne St. Andrew, North Dorset District, England. Weatherby Castle, an Iron Age hillfort 1020m north west of Ashley Barn Farm is situated nearby to the archaeological site tumuli, as well as near tumulus.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in Dorset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Weatherby Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Warren Hill and Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum.
Warren Hill
Peak
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Warren Hill is a prominent elevation, 215 metres high, 1 kilometre southwest of the hamlet of Hooke, in the county of Dorset in southern England. Its prominence of 51 metres means it is listed as one of the Tumps.
Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum
Museum
Photo: John H Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum is situated 1½ miles southwest of Weatherby Castle, an Iron Age hillfort 1020m north west of Ashley Barn Farm.
Parish Church of St Laurence
Church
Photo: Ydigresse, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Parish Church of St Laurence is situated 1½ miles south of Weatherby Castle, an Iron Age hillfort 1020m north west of Ashley Barn Farm.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tolpuddle and Affpuddle.
Tolpuddle
Village
Photo: Gillian Moy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tolpuddle is a village in the civil parish of Burleston and Tolpuddle, in Dorset, England, on the River Piddle from which it takes its name, 8 miles east of Dorchester, the county town, and 12 miles west of Poole.
Affpuddle
Hamlet
Photo: Ydigresse, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Affpuddle is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle, in the Dorset district of the ceremonial county of Dorset, England, 9 miles east of Dorchester. Affpuddle is situated 1½ miles south of Weatherby Castle, an Iron Age hillfort 1020m north west of Ashley Barn Farm.
Briantspuddle
Hamlet
Briantspuddle is a small village in the Piddle Valley in Dorset, England, near the villages of Affpuddle and Tolpuddle and about 8 miles east of the county town of Dorchester. Briantspuddle is situated 2 miles south of Weatherby Castle, an Iron Age hillfort 1020m north west of Ashley Barn Farm.
Weatherby Castle, an Iron Age hillfort 1020m north west of Ashley Barn Farm
- Categories: contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Milborne St. Andrew, North Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.76545° or 50° 45′ 56″ northLongitude
-2.27479° or 2° 16′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C2VQP8G+53OpenStreetMap ID
way 48542257OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q17674696
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