Liddington Castle
Liddington Castle is a hilltop hill fort in the parish of Liddington in the Borough of Swindon, England .
The moat and rampart of the approximately 3 hectare complex probably date from the Iron Age and are clearly visible. The entrance is in the east.
With a height of 275 m, the place is the largest elevation in the Borough of Swindon . A few hundred meters north, The Ridgeway runs in a west-east direction.
Excavations were carried out by Susan Hirst and Philip Rahtz in 1976. There was no evidence of the legendary Battle of Badon .
literature
- Susan Hirst, Philip Rahtz: Liddington Castle and the battle of Badon: excavations and research 1976. Archaeological Journal, 153 (1996), 1-59.
Web links
Commons : Liddington Castle - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Pegasus Archives: Ancient Britain - Liddington Castle
- The Modern Antiquarian
- Digital Digging: Liddington Castle
Coordinates: 51 ° 30 '57 " N , 1 ° 42' 0.7" W.