Whitsbury Castle

Whitsbury Castle, or Whitsbury Castle Ditches, is the site of an Iron Age univallate hillfort located near the village of Whitsbury in Hampshire. The fort is roughly pear-shaped, located on a chalk outcrop, and covering approximately sixteen acres. The defenses comprise two large ramparts with outer ditches and an additional counter scarp bank on the northern half.[1] The original entrance was at the southwestern corner but has been destroyed by the construction of a post-medieval manor house. The site has been in use throughout the ages, with excavation revealing mesolithic activity, an association with a Bronze Age ranch boundary, an Iron Age hillfort settlement, followed much later by Anglo-Saxon renovation and reuse of the defences.[2] The site is privately owned but is flanked externally on all sides but east by public bridleways.

Whitsbury Castle

The outermost ditch of Whitsbury Castle
Shown within Hampshire
Location	Hampshire
Coordinates	50.9760°N 1.8193°W / 50.9760; -1.8193
Area	16 acres
History
Periods	Iron Age
Site notes
Public access	on private land

The site is listed as a scheduled ancient monument no.94.