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Castle Ditches is the site of an 
Castle Ditches was recorded as a
Iron Age
The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three-age division of the prehistory and protohistory of humanity. It was preceded by the Stone Age (Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic) and the Bronze Age (Chalcolithic). The concept has been mostly appl ...
trivallate hillfort
A hillfort is a type of earthwork used as a fortified refuge or defended settlement, located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage. They are typically European and of the Bronze Age or Iron Age. Some were used in the post-Roma ...
in the southeast of Tisbury parish in Wiltshire
Wiltshire (; abbreviated Wilts) is a historic and ceremonial county in South West England with an area of . It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset to the southwest, Somerset to the west, Hampshire to the southeast, Gloucestershire ...
, England.
It is probable that its ancient name was ''Spelsbury''; it was referred to as ''Willburge'' in Tisbury's charter of 984 A.D. Its shape is roughly triangular, and follows the contours of the small hill upon which it sits. The earthworks comprise a triple row of ramparts and ditches, now covered on three sides by woodland. There is a large entrance towards the southeast, where there is the shallowest incline of the hill; but there is also a narrow slit on the opposite side. The area within the site encompasses nearly , and the greatest height of the ramparts is about .
Castle Ditches was recorded as a Scheduled Monument
In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a nationally important archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change.
The various pieces of legislation that legally protect heritage assets from damage and d ...
in 1932.
Location
The site is at , about southeast of Tisbury village. The hill has a summit of 193m AOD and overlooks the valley of theRiver Nadder
The River Nadder is a tributary of the River Avon, flowing in south Wiltshire, England.
Course
The river flows north from Ludwell to West End where it is joined by the Ferne Brook, close to the Lower Coombe and Ferne Brook Meadows site of spec ...
to the north. Public footpaths surround the site, but the land is privately owned.
See also
*List of hill forts in England
See also
*List of hill forts in Scotland
*List of hill forts in Wales
*Iron Age, British Iron Age, prehistory
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External links
* A crowd-sourced project to map the hillforts of Britain and I ...
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