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{{Infobox historic site
| name = Hardwell Castle
| other_name = Hardwell Camp
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| type = Hillfort
| locmapin = Oxfordshire
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| coordinates = {{coord|51.57844|N|1.58723|W|region:GB-OXF_source:enwiki-osgb36(SU287867)|display=inline,title}}<!-- Note: WGS84 lat/long, converted from OSGB36 grid ref -->
| location = [[Compton Beauchamp]], [[Oxfordshire]]
| area =
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| designation1 = Scheduled monument
| designation1_offname = Hardwell Camp promontory fort
| designation1_date = 18 August 1958
| designation1_number = 1017820<ref name="NHLE">{{National Heritage List for England| num=1017820 |desc=Hardwell Camp promontory fort |grade= |fewer-links= |accessdate=13 April 2018}}</ref>
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'''Hardwell Castle''' or '''Hardwell Camp''' is an [[Iron Age]] [[hill fort|valley fort]] in the [[civil parish]] of [[Compton Beauchamp]] in [[Oxfordshire]] (previously [[Berkshire]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=28681|title=Hardwell Camp [Hardwell Castle] Hillfort|date=11 Mar 2011|website=The Megalithic Portal|access-date=5 Nov 2018}}</ref>
'''Hardwell Castle''' or '''Hardwell Camp''' is an [[Iron Age]] [[hill fort|valley fort]] in the [[civil parish]] of [[Compton Beauchamp]] in [[Oxfordshire]] (previously [[Berkshire]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=28681|title=Hardwell Camp [Hardwell Castle] Hillfort|date=11 Mar 2011|website=The Megalithic Portal|access-date=5 Nov 2018}}</ref>


==Site nature==
==Site nature==
Like nearby [[Cherbury Camp]], it is not clearly in a strategic or easily defended position. It lies halfway down the [[escarpment|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.<ref name="NHLE">{{National Heritage List for England| num=1017820 |desc=Hardwell Camp promontory fort |grade= |fewer-links= |accessdate=13 April 2018}}</ref>
Like nearby [[Cherbury Camp]], it is not clearly in a strategic or easily defended position. It lies halfway down the [[escarpment|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.<ref name="NHLE" />


==Location==
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Revision as of 18:30, 13 January 2021

Hardwell Castle
Hardwell Camp
Hardwell Castle is located in Oxfordshire
Hardwell Castle
Location of Hardwell Castle in Oxfordshire
TypeHillfort
LocationCompton Beauchamp, Oxfordshire
Coordinates51°34′42″N 1°35′14″W / 51.57844°N 1.58723°W / 51.57844; -1.58723
Official nameHardwell Camp promontory fort
Designated18 August 1958
Reference no.1017820[1]

Hardwell Castle or Hardwell Camp is an Iron Age valley fort in the civil parish of Compton Beauchamp in Oxfordshire (previously Berkshire).[2]

Site nature

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.[1]

Location

The site is at grid reference SU287867 in the Vale of White Horse, very close to the small settlements of both Compton Beauchamp and Knighton, 2 miles from Uffington and 1 mile from the hilltop Uffington Castle.

References

  1. ^ a b Historic England. "Hardwell Camp promontory fort (1017820)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Hardwell Camp [Hardwell Castle] Hillfort". The Megalithic Portal. 11 Mar 2011. Retrieved 5 Nov 2018.
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