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Name:Liddington Hill
Hill number:7830
Height:276.5m / 907ft
Parent (Ma):2906  Walbury Hill
RHB Section:39: Central and Eastern England
County/UA:Swindon
Catchment:Thames
Class:Hump, Tump (200-299m), Current County/UA Top
(Hu,Tu,2,CoU)
Grid ref:SU 21312 79229
Summit feature:no feature
Drop:114m
Col:163m  SU191795  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 174
(1:25k) 157
Comments:Replaced hill 5381 Liddington Castle as Swindon top and Hump in Jan 2012. Liddington Castle is lower if you discount the man-made ramparts.
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  • Swindon current county/UA top

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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 175 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
On a circular walk from Hinton Parva. Uninspiring rise in a field of Brassicas.Meanderer31/03/2023
Up from NE with castle and trig too.sclater19/01/2023
Verge parking to NE. Path to stubble field summit, then to fort and trig.Minto12/01/2023
Day 1 on The Ridgeway. Short walk out into the field from The Ridgeway.fosal2925/09/2022
Parked just south of Liddington Warren farm.Up to the Ridgeway for Liddington Hill and the impressive Liddington Castle.Back down to the road and along the Aldbourne walk to the car.Thought highest point of the hill might be on the path,but ,if not, got as close as possible without damaging any crops.With Bridget.catman22/05/2022
With Catmanrosiebridge22/05/2022
Up track from NE then visit the trig pillar.cjo22/04/2022
https://cjwilliams1975.wixsite.com/website/post/liddington-hillcjwilliams24/03/2022
Cycled with Dad.AJScourfield03/01/2022
Missed this one in 2008! Straight up and down in the dark from the B4192.Nick18/09/2021
With Liddington CastleFred Windsor09/09/2021
Parked in layby on W. side of junction to NNE at SU 2164 8062 - Ridgeway up alongside the B4192 for 250m or so & then along bridleway to 276m spot height - About 80m over stubble to the unmarked summit. Returned to bend in track & then permissive path to the impressive Liddington Castle. Visited the trig point, natural high point & high point on ramparts. (S)gerrybowes06/09/2021
What a disappointment compared to Liddington Castle.DC11main11/07/2021
As part of The Ridgewaylerritt26/09/2020
Parked on the grass verge on the B4192 and walked up the Ridge way NT grid ref in field. Just under 2 mile in 45mins.WAYNE ROWLETT28/06/2020
From a small pull-in on the Chiseldon road, up the adjacent track to the south of the hill fort, over the fence and across the huge ploughed field to the apparent summit, which seems to be marked by two adjacent lumps of chert. Then on to the Castle summit.Nick Down120/07/2019
Parked in a Lyly on the Ridgeway road to Chiseldon. Up the ridgeway track to a gate. I continued to the true??? Summit and back to my wife to continue to the tri and info point around the field and along a permissive path The true top is vague, but a small run around must have bagged it.ChinnockC01/06/2019
After Liddington Castle, along Ridgeway and a few yards out into fieldBramley20/05/2019
Chiseldon - Liddington Castle - Liddington Hill - Coombe Down - Barbury Down - Hackpen Hill - ChiseldonMark Jackson06/04/2019
Ridgeway b/way from NE, then out into field of dead stubble. Old tractor lines followed to the Castle.Aye Jimmy06/04/2019
On own. Parked on B4192 and walked up The Ridgeway then across field, no crops, to highest point based on GPS 10 fig OS grid ref. Walked over to possible other highest point (SU21057964) but much of the field seems a similar height. Also visited trig point at Liddington Castle and had a wander around earthworks of fort.Beeliner21/03/2019
Day 2 of The Ridgeway walkPaul_142_uk17/03/2019
Aldbourne Pond to Bishopstone Pond.Smudge01/03/2019
Beautiful low sunshine early winter morning. A nice start to the day. Visited trig then walk across the stubble field. Lots of birds. With B and R.jenx10/12/2018
With Jenx and Bryher to both the proper top and the DoBIH top on a fine crisp morning nordicstar12/10/2018
4th top of 6 on the 2nd Stage of the Ridgeway walk with Lesley on a route from Berwick Bassett to Hinton Parva, climbing Hackpen hill, Barbury Down then Coombe Down. I left Lesley on the Ridgeway for the 1st summit up and down then further along left her at the gate then had to walk back to reach the 2nd alternative natural summit before exploring the higher unnatural ramparts then Trig pillar. Lesley and I continued on the Ridgeway heading for the final top of Charlbury Hill...Dazingdale23/09/2018
Liddington Castle is higher! Awful but unfenced muddy crop field with nothing to mark highest point. Luckily dense mist hid me as I trod over the mud. What a shame for everyone that this is considered the summit. Solo.Dangerous Dave19/02/2018
MTB up the Ridgeway from Uffington hill on a very cold and frosty day.twg2707/02/2018
With K. Early morning stroll under perfect skies.Ashley13/11/2017
Parked in a lay-by on the B4192, near the 176m spot height, shown on the 25k map. Followed the byway up to the Ridgeway, then followed this path towards the summit. The summit is about 100m off the path. Continued to Liddington Castle, a much better summit,and descended to the B4192. I then crossed over the road and went up Sugar Hill, before dropping back down to the road near the car.Sprog01/11/2017
Ridgeway 40mickdavidson06/05/2017
With CP on way back from Exetergarth8726/03/2017
Nice day. Good views.Moorponder07/11/2016
Another stubble field!tim74730/09/2016
With Tim747, walked up the Ridgeway to spot height in field, then returned and climbed Liddington Castle - a much better hill!CreakingHiker30/09/2016
On 6 mile circuit from SU231785. Lovely sunny day with blue skies and golden crops awaiting harvest.milimana12/08/2016
Call of Duty -same name as the the popular computer game - but there the similarity ended on a dutiful revisit to do the new higher (but actually lower)top ! All to do with counting/ not counting earth embankments on which the trig sits. A mile up the tranquil Ridgeway gave time to count 68 shirehorses in a field below (is this a world record?)Chris Pearson25/05/2016
Knee high crop in field - went to highest point of adjacenr ridgeway.RocksRock15/05/2016
Ridgeway Race 40 milesbenwloudon07/05/2016
Parked by Ridgeway gate S of Liddington X Rds; bagged the 3rd barely discernable summit in an arable field then took a permissive path to Liddington Castle, a fascinating extensive hill fort. I walked back via a natural burial site and through grazing fields near the scarp- no ROW but stiles all the way back to the Ridgeway gate. A NE breeze kept the haze down on a cloudless day and I could just make out the Cotswolds; 3 miles in all.pwheeler14/03/2016
Wander up to castle ring and south across the brown flattened stubble field puzzled by the 276m summit detailed to the south with the trig as 277m on the eastern tumulus ring. Presume its to do with natural ground rules.vegibagger10/09/2015
Climbed in the pouring rain, along with the trip point on Liddington Castle.DanMaisieBex31/08/2015
Walk along RidgewayRamblingpaul03/08/2015
Along Bridleway and done in conjunction with Liddington Castle which is more interesting.PeterD30/05/2015
Liddington Castle is a nicer summit but this is higher (just). Part of a 10 mile run on beautiful evening.Swindon Bagger11/05/2015
Solo effortsimon and co12/03/2015
1/10 First of long day follow track from east to top. An interesting diversion to the ancient hill fort is a must !Fergalh07/03/2015
Parked in the verge of the road to the SW, then along the path and onto the Ridgeway. Top is an indeterminate point in the field - went on to the fort and trig point which felt much more satisfying. Plenty of the UA tops are rubbish, but this one is well worth doing.Richard06/12/2014
Short walk from the fort.CornishGazza09/11/2014
Up Ridgeway from B4192 to NE, parking on verge.Chris Peart06/08/2014