Weatherby Castle
Other OS name in the Parish of Milborne Stileham
Historical Forms
- Weatherbury Castle 1811 OS
- Weatherbury Camp 1861 Hutch3
Etymology
, Weatherbury Castle 1811 OS,Weatherbury Camp 1861 Hutch3 , cf. Castle Rings , Out Castle 1845TA , v. burh ( dat . sg . byrig ) , castel(l) , hring , ūt ; the first el . may be weðer ' awether ' , in which case the name would suggest that this Iron Age hill - fort was at one time used as an animal enclosure , cf. Fowberry Nb which contains fola ' a foal ' .