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Blackbury Castle is a Iron Age hillfort situated in Devon, in the south-west of England. The monument comprises a univallate design with a single line of defensive earthwork surrounding an interior plateau, and occupies a commanding position on high ground. Dating to the Iron Age period, the site demonstrates the settlement and defensive strategies employed by Iron Age communities in the south-west. The earthworks remain substantially visible in the landscape today, preserving evidence of this important phase of prehistoric settlement.
Blackbury Castle hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013425. View the official record →
Blackbury Castle is a Iron Age hillfort situated in Devon, in the south-west of England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013425.
Blackbury Castle hillfort 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 1013425.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross ridge dyke extending north and south of The Three Horse Shoes Inn (1.1 km), Round barrow cemetery on Broad Down (2.5 km), Two bowl barrows to the north west of Roncombe Gate Farm, forming part of a dispersed barrow group on Farway Hill (3.2 km).
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