Uffington Castle

Uffington Castle is an Early Iron Age univallate hillfort in Oxfordshire, dating to approximately 800-500 BC. It covers about 3.2 hectares and is surrounded by two earth banks separated by a ditch[1]. The original defensive ditch was V-shaped with a small box rampart in front and a larger one behind; timber posts stood on the ramparts[1]. Later, the ditch was deepened and the extra material dumped on top of the ramparts to increase their size[1]. A parapet wall of sarsen stones lined the top of the innermost rampart[1]. The site has two entrances—the western one serving as the main access, while the eastern entrance was blocked a few centuries after construction[1]. Located on the Berkshire Downs, it lies close to the Uffington White Horse geoglyph on White Horse Hill[1].