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Sidbury Castle is a small, well-preserved hill fort of Iron Age date situated near Sidbury in Devon. The site consists of a single bank and ditch enclosure crowning a naturally elevated position, characteristic of univallate hillforts of the later prehistoric period. The fort commands views across the surrounding landscape and would have served a defensive or administrative function within its local territory during the Iron Age. The earthworks remain substantially visible today, demonstrating the durability of this form of fortification across more than two millennia.
Sidbury Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018849. View the official record →
Sidbury Castle is a small, well-preserved hill fort of Iron Age date situated near Sidbury in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018849.
Sidbury 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 1018849.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sidford packhorse bridge, Church Street (1.7 km), Bowl barrow in Lee's Plantation, East Hill, 560m east of Higher Rill Farm (3.2 km), Round barrow cemetery on Broad Down (5.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Sidbury 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.
Sidbury Castle stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.