Perborough Castle

Perborough Castle is the site of an Iron Age univallate hillfort located at Compton in Berkshire. The site covers approximately 14 acres (5.7 ha), and lies on the chalky downs of West Berkshire. Archaeological evidence, from excavations in 1838, suggest that it was a lightly defended and perhaps a seasonally occupied site, containing no more than a few grain storage pits and slag pits, the extent of these being the obvious sign of continued occupation.[1][2]

Perborough Castle
Perborough Castle, the trees on the skyline encompass the south-east sector of this hillfort.
Perborough Castle is located in Berkshire
Perborough Castle
Shown within Berkshire
LocationBerkshire
Coordinates51.4977°N 1.2523°W / 51.4977; -1.2523
History
PeriodsIron Age
Site notes
Public accessfarm land

The Compton area had a sizeable community in the bronze-age and there are many other banks and field systems evident in the surrounding downs.

Today, the earthwork ditches and ramparts are not well defined, whether this was the original design, or more the result of deterioration over time is not clear, since the site is currently farmland and has been heavily ploughed.[3]

Location

The site is located at grid reference SU520779, on Cow Down between the villages of Compton and Hampstead Norreys in the county of Berkshire. The site lies at a level of between 135–145 m AOD. The summit of the (unnamed) hill lies a small distance away to the northwest, at 160 m AOD.

See also

References
  1. "Castles of England: Perborough Castle". Archived from the original on 14 January 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
  2. http://www.britarch.ac.uk/ba/ba39/ba39news.html British Archaeology, Issue no 39, November 1998
  3. http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/4620/perborough_castle.html The Modern Antiquarian: Perborough Castle
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