Hardwell Castle or Hardwell Camp is an Iron Age valley fort in the civil parish of Compton Beauchamp in Oxfordshire .
Like nearby Cherbury Camp, it is not clearly in a strategic or easily defended position. It lies halfway down the scarp slope of the White Horse Hills and is tucked away in a curve, invisible from most angles. This particular positioning suggests its builders had a specialist purpose in mind, although exactly what that may have been remains a mystery. It is 'multi-vallate', like Cherbury Camp. It is unexcavated and therefore very little is known about it. The site is described as a promontory fort by Historic England, and has been a Scheduled Monument since 1958.
Source: Wikipedia.org
Copyright: Creative Commons 3.0
| | Public
Vale of White Horse, United Kingdom
Discover the most beautiful and popular trails in the area, carefully bundled into appropriate selections.
Source: ian freeman
Copyright: Creative Commons 3.0
Discover the most beautiful and popular attractions in the area, carefully bundled in appropriate selections.
Source: ian freeman
Copyright: Creative Commons 3.0
With RouteYou, it's easy to create your own customised maps. Simply plot your route, add waypoints or nodes, add places of interest and places to eat and drink, and then easily share it with your family and friends.
Route planner<iframe src="https://plugin.routeyou.com/poiviewer/free/?language=en&params.poi.id=1516994" width="100%" height="600" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Try this feature for free with a RouteYou Plus trial subscription.
If you already have such an account, then log in now.
© 2006-2024 RouteYou - www.routeyou.com