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Cadbury Castle is a hillfort located in Devon, England, which occupies a prominent hilltop position typical of Iron Age defensive settlements. The site is defended by multiple ramparts and ditches that encircle the summit, characteristic of later prehistoric fortification design. Archaeological investigation and historical study suggest occupation during the Iron Age period, with the monument representing a significant example of the hillfort tradition across south-western Britain. The site's strategic elevated position and substantial earthwork defences indicate its role as a centre of settlement and control during the pre-Roman Iron Age.
Cadbury Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019540. View the official record →
Cadbury Castle is a hillfort located in Devon, England, which occupies a prominent hilltop position typical of Iron Age defensive settlements. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019540.
Cadbury Castle 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 1019540.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 600m W of Starved Oak Cross (6.4 km), Bowl barrow 500m W of Starved Oak Cross (6.5 km), Bowl barrow 220m WSW of Starved Oak Cross (6.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cadbury Castle'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.
Cadbury Castle stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.