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Berry Castle is a prehistoric hillfort located in Huntshaw Wood near Torrington in Devon. The site is defined by substantial earthwork defences comprising a single bank and ditch that encircle the hilltop, characteristic of Iron Age fortifications in the south-west of England. The monument dates from the Iron Age period, when such hillforts served as centres of settlement, defence, and tribal authority across the region. The surviving earthworks remain a significant archaeological indicator of Iron Age occupation and landscape use in North Devon.
Berry Castle hillfort in Huntshaw Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016225. View the official record →
Berry Castle is a prehistoric hillfort located in Huntshaw Wood near Torrington in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016225.
Berry Castle hillfort in Huntshaw Wood is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1016225.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow on Darracott Moor (2.5 km), Round barrow on south east of Darracott Moor (2.6 km), Two bowl barrows south of Haycroft, Huntshaw (2.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Berry Castle hillfort in Huntshaw Wood's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Berry Castle hillfort in Huntshaw Wood stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.