Berry Castle, Huntshaw
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50°58′45″N 4°08′45″W / 50.9793°N 4.1457°W
Berry Castle is an Iron Age Hill fort in the civil parish of Huntshaw,[1] close to Weare Giffard in Devon, England, to the north of Great Torrington. The fort takes the form of an oval enclosure situated on a promontory in Huntshaw Wood some 95 Metres above Sea Level.[2] Recent tree clearance (2015) has revealed that the 'fort' is rectangular in shape with entrances at either end, and may be a Roman camp or a local example of a neolithic sky burial enclosure.
References
[edit]- ^ Historic England. "Berry Castle (33126)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ R.R.Sellman; Aspects of Devon History, Devon Books 1985 - ISBN 0-86114-756-1 - Chapter 2; The Iron Age in Devon. Map Page 11 of Iron Age hill forts in Devon includes Berry Castle.
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