Hill forts · South West England
Castle Ditches
In or near Tisbury.
Castle Ditches — site of an Iron Age trivallate hillfort in Wiltshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Tisbury · 1.9 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Castle Ditches, the nearest railway station is Tisbury, located 1.9 km away. Entry is free, and the site is accessible for visitors. The postcode for sat-nav is SP3 5PN.
About
Castle Ditches is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "site of an Iron Age trivallate hillfort in Wiltshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.0544°, -2.0537°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Avon System SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Castle Ditches is the site of an Iron Age trivallate hillfort in the south-east of Tisbury parish in Wiltshire, 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 south-east, 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 24 acres (9.7 ha), and the greatest height of the ramparts is about 40 feet (12 m). Castle Ditches was recorded as a Scheduled Monument in 1932.
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- Coordinates
- 51.0544, -2.0537
- District
- Wiltshire
- Parish
- Swallowcliffe
- Postcode
- SP3 5PN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Salisbury
- Nearest railway station
- Tisbury — 1.9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5050050 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Castle Ditches (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Castle ditches geograph-390993-by-Toby.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Castle Ditches?
- Castle Ditches is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SP3 5PN), in the parish of Swallowcliffe.
- What is Castle Ditches?
- Castle Ditches — site of an Iron Age trivallate hillfort in Wiltshire, England, UK.
- How do I get to Castle Ditches?
- The nearest railway station is Tisbury, about 1.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode SP3 5PN.
- Is Castle Ditches a listed building?
- Castle Ditches is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Castle Ditches a protected site?
- Yes — Castle Ditches is part of the River Avon System SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Castle Ditches free to visit?
- Yes, Castle Ditches is free to enter.
- How do I get to Castle Ditches?
- The nearest railway station is Tisbury, about 1.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SP3 5PN.