Woodbury Castle
Iron Age hill fort in Devon, England
Woodbury Castle is an Iron Age hillfort near the village of Woodbury in the English county of Devon, some eight miles southeast of the city of Exeter.
The fort is situated on a high point of Woodbury Common, at approximately 185 metres (607 ft) above sea level, in a commanding position with views up and down the Exe Estuary and across Lyme Bay in both directions. The structure is a prehistoric military type of earthwork.[1]
References
- ^ Sellman, R. R. (1985). Aspects of Devon History. Exeter: Devon Books. p. 11 (map).
External links
- British Explorers page about the castle
50°40′40″N 3°22′12″W / 50.6778°N 3.37°W / 50.6778; -3.37
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