Segsbury Camp

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Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Segsbury Camp is a castle in Oxfordshire. It is one of nine castles the Albion Guide maps in the county. It sits inside the North Wessex Downs National Landscape.

The nearest other castle is Alfred's Castle, 10.9 km to the west. Didcot Parkway Station is 15.3 km away to the north-east.

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