Uffington Castle

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Uffington Castle is one of six hillforts the Albion Guide charts in Oxfordshire. It sits within the North Wessex Downs National Landscape. For arrivals by rail, Swindon Station is 15 km to the west. The nearest other hillfort is Wayland's Smithy, 2.1 km to the south-west.

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Photo of the North Wessex Downs, a National Landscape in England.

North Wessex Downs

You’re inside itNational Landscape near Hungerford

Rolling chalk downland above the Vale of the White Horse, threaded by one of Britain's oldest roads

Photo of Uffington White Horse, a hill figure in the North Wessex Downs, Oxfordshire, south east England.

Uffington White Horse

Hill figure near Uffington

Britain's oldest chalk hill figure, a 110-metre stylised horse cut into the downs above the Vale of White Horse.

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Photo of Dragon Hill, a landmark near Uffington in the North Wessex Downs, Oxfordshire, south east England.

Dragon Hill

Landmark near Uffington

Flat-topped chalk knoll below the White Horse, its bare crown linked in legend to St George slaying the dragon.

0.4 km N

Photo of Wayland's Smithy, a chambered tomb near Uffington in the North Wessex Downs, Oxfordshire, south east England.

Wayland's Smithy

Chambered tomb near Uffington

Neolithic chambered long barrow ringed by beech trees on the Ridgeway, named in legend for a Saxon smith-god.

2.1 km SW

Photo of The Blowing Stone, a rock formation near Uffington in the North Wessex Downs, Oxfordshire, south east England.

The Blowing Stone

Rock formation near Uffington

A perforated sarsen boulder in a Kingston Lisle garden that can be sounded like a horn, tied to legends of King Alfred.

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Photo of Faringdon Folly Tower, a folly near Buckland, Oxfordshire, south east England.

Faringdon Folly Tower

Folly near Buckland

A 100-foot brick-and-stone tower in a hilltop wood, England's last great folly, built for Lord Berners in 1935.

9.3 km N