| 词条 | Whitsbury Castle |
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|name = Whitsbury Castle |native_name = |alternate_name = |image = Whitsbury castle geograph-1869831-by-Mike-Faherty.jpg |alt = |caption = The outermost ditch of Whitsbury Castle |map_type = Hampshire |map_alt = |map_size = |location = Hampshire |region = |coordinates = {{coord|50.9760|-1.8193|display=inline,title}} |type = |part_of = |length = |width = |area = 16 acres |height = |builder = |material = |built = |abandoned = |epochs = Iron Age |cultures = |dependency_of = |occupants = |event = |excavations = |archaeologists = |condition = |ownership = |public_access = on private land |website = |notes = }} Whitsbury Castle, or Whitsbury Castle Ditches, is the site of an Iron Age univallate hillfort located near the village of Whitsbury in Hampshire. The fort is roughly pear-shaped, located on a chalk outcrop, and covering approximately sixteen acres. The defenses comprise two large ramparts with outer ditches and an additional counter scarp bank on the northern half.[1] The original entrance was at the southwestern corner but has been destroyed by the construction of a post-medieval manor house. The site has been in use throughout the ages, with excavation revealing mesolithic activity, an association with a Bronze Age ranch boundary, an Iron Age hillfort settlement, followed much later by Anglo-Saxon renovation and reuse of the defences.[2] The site is privately owned but is flanked externally on all sides but east by public bridleways. The site is listed as a scheduled ancient monument no.94. LocationThe site is located at {{gbmapping|SU127196}}, and to the north of the village of Whitsbury, in the county of Hampshire. The site lies at a level of 115m to 120 AOD. References1. ^http://www.hants.gov.uk/hampshiretreasures/vol05/page317.html Hampshire Treasures website 2. ^http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=11334 The Megalithic Portal See also
3 : Iron Age sites in England|Hill forts in Hampshire|Archaeological sites in Hampshire |
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