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Uffington Castle

Oxfordshire, England · Atlas EN0146

Uffington Castle is a contour fort in Uffington, Oxfordshire, England.

Other names on the record: Woolstone Castle.

It is recorded as extant, with a univallate rampart form, surface evidence of earthen bank and counterscarp bank, and an enclosed area of 3.2 hectares.

Banks or ramparts are the remains most likely to be visible.

The topographic record places it on a cliff, plateau edge, or scarp and at 260 m.

The aspect is recorded as level.

Recorded land use includes pasture.

Dating evidence is recorded for 800–400 BC and AD 50–400 (Artefactual). Reliability is recorded as A - High.

A scheduled monument number is recorded (1008412).

Location

Atlas number
EN0146 (146)
Country
England
Current county or unitary authority
Oxfordshire
Historic county
Berkshire
Parish, community, or townland
Uffington
National Grid reference
SU 2995 8633
Latitude
51.57495
Longitude
-1.56930
Altitude
260 m

Form and condition

Type
contour fort
Condition
Extant
Morphology
univallate
Complete rampart circuit
Yes
Number of ramparts
1
Number of ditches
1
Possible original entrances
2
Breaks through the ramparts
4
Enclosed area
3.2 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank and counterscarp bank
Enclosing works, excavated
earthen bank, stone wall, timber-framed wall, counterscarp bank, and berm
Also recorded
guard chambers and ditches
Entrance forms
Passage-way/Corridor (West); Blocked (East); Passage-way/Corridor (East)

Landscape

Topographic position
cliff, plateau edge, or scarp
Aspect
level
Land use
pasture

Dating

Dating
800–400 BC and AD 50–400
Dating evidence
Artefactual
Dating reliability
A - High

Interior and investigation

Interior excavation
pits, postholes, and rectangular structures
Finds
pottery, metal, human bones, animal bones, lithics, and environmental material
Investigations
Geophysical Survey (1989); Geophysical Survey (1990); Other (2003); 1st Identified Written Reference (1665-1693); Excavation (1989-1995)

Identifiers

Scheduled monument number
1008412
HER
Oxfordshire 7304 (second identifier MOX227)
National record
record SU 28 NE 6; monument 225401
Wikidata
Q31116532

Sources

References

  1. Miles, D., Palmer, S., Lock, G., Gosden, C. and Cromarty, A-M. 2003. Uffington White Horse and its landscape. Investigations at White Horse Hill Uffington, 1989-95 and Tower Hill Ashbury, 1993-4. Oxford: Oxford Archaeology. Thames Valley Landscapes Monograph 18.
  2. Noon, S. 1990. UFFINGTON CASTLE, OXFORDSHIRE: REPORT ON GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY, 1989. AM LAB REPORT 94/90