Hardwell Castle

Hardwell Castle or Hardwell Camp is classed as an Iron Age hill fort, although, 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.

Location

The site can be found at Ordnance Survey six-figure grid reference SU287867.

It is situated very close to the small settlements of Knighton and Compton Beauchamp, 2 miles from Uffington and 1 mile from the hilltop Uffington Castle. It is in the Vale of White Horse.