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Barbury Castle is an
Iron Age hill fort situated in
Wiltshire,
England. It is one of several such forts found along the ancient
Ridgeway route, and is now managed as a
country park by
Swindon Borough Council. It is situated on Barbury Hill, a local vantage point, which, under ideal weather conditions, commands a view across to the
Cotswolds and the
River Severn. It has deep defensive ditches. The Old Ridgeway runs close by and the modern
Ridgeway crosses through the castle.
History
The site was first occupied some 2500 years ago, and was then in use during the
Roman occupation of the area. Archaeological investigations at Barbury have shown evidence of a number of buildings, indicating a village or military garrison at this time.
In the
6th century, the site became part of the
Saxon kingdom of
Wessex, following the defeat of the Romano-British at the Battle of Beranburgh.
A reconstruction of an
Iron Age roundhouse is being built on the site.
Location
Barbury Castle is about five miles south of
Swindon and the
M4, on the northern edge of the Marlborough Downs within the
North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Other than a couple of nearby farms, there's no current settlement near the site.
By road the site can only approached by a single road ascending the
scarp slope of the downs from midway along the
B4005 between
Wroughton and
Chiseldon. More options are available by foot or horseback, including the
Ridgeway, which runs west to east along the edge of the downs, and a
byway south across the downs to
Marlborough.
Position:
Nearby towns and cities: Swindon,
Marlborough
Nearby villages: Wroughton,
ChiseldonFurther Information
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