Hill forts · South East England
Perborough Castle
In or near Aldworth.
Perborough Castle — hillfort in West Berkshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Goring & Streatley · 8.6 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
Perborough Castle is located in West Berkshire, with the postcode RG20 7RH. The nearest railway station is Goring & Streatley, which is 8.6 km away. Entry to the site is free.
About
Perborough Castle is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "hillfort in West Berkshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.4982°, -1.2515°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Wessex Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Perborough Castle is the site of an Iron Age univallate hillfort located at Compton in Berkshire. The site covers approximately 14 acres (5.7 ha), and lies on the chalky downs of West Berkshire. Archaeological evidence, from excavations in 1838, suggest that it was a lightly defended and perhaps a seasonally occupied site, containing no more than a few grain storage pits and slag pits, the extent of these being the obvious sign of continued occupation. The Compton area had a sizeable community in the bronze-age and there are many other banks and field systems evident in the surrounding downs. Today, the earthwork ditches and ramparts are not well defined, whether this was the original design, or more the result of deterioration over time is not clear, since the site is currently farmland and has been heavily ploughed.
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- Coordinates
- 51.4982, -1.2515
- District
- West Berkshire
- Parish
- Compton
- Postcode
- RG20 7RH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire
- Nearest railway station
- Goring & Streatley — 8.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7166976 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Perborough Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Perborough geograph-1194525-by-D-Gore.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Perborough Castle?
- Perborough Castle is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode RG20 7RH), in the parish of Compton.
- What is Perborough Castle?
- Perborough Castle — hillfort in West Berkshire, England, UK.
- How do I get to Perborough Castle?
- The nearest railway station is Goring & Streatley, about 8.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode RG20 7RH.
- Is Perborough Castle a listed building?
- Perborough Castle is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Perborough Castle a protected site?
- Yes — Perborough Castle is part of the North Wessex Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Perborough Castle free to visit?
- Yes, Perborough Castle is free to enter.
- How do I get to Perborough Castle?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode RG20 7RH. It sits within the Reading West and Mid Berkshire parliamentary constituency.