Aerial view of Figsbury Ring Neolithic and Iron Age site, with sweeping views of the surrounding countryside on a sunny day in Wiltshire. — Aerial view of Figsbury Ring, Wiltshire | © National Trust Images/John Miller

Castles and forts in Wiltshire

Discover castles and forts where you can enjoy panoramic views across the countryside. Often rich in wildlife there's so much to discover outdoors in Wiltshire.

Late evening light in the coombes at Calstone and Cherhill Downs, Wiltshire

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Oldbury Castle

Discover the Bronze Age hillfort complete with banks and ditches built to enclose a large six-hectare area. From the top of Cherhill Down you can enjoy views across Wiltshire.

Roe deer run across a field at Stourhead, with bare winter trees in the background

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Park Hill Camp and Whitesheet Hill

Discover two Iron Age hillforts, one reached from Six Wells Bottom, and the other at Whitesheet Hill.

Figsbury Ring, site of an Iron Age hill-fort, Wiltshire

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Discover an unusually designed Iron Age hillfort, containing a smaller central enclosure. Enjoy the far-reaching views from the ramparts over Salisbury Plain, Old Sarum and Salisbury Cathedral. The air is filled with the sounds of insects and the song of skylarks.

A view of the site of Cley Hill, with grass and leafless bushes with warm colour tones, a distant view of the wider landscape can be seen on the left.

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Cley Hill

Explore the 2,500-year-old Iron Age hillfort and Bronze Age burial mound. Cley Hill is an island of diversity with orchids and a variety of insects and butterflies.