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Woodbury Castle is a hillfort of Iron Age origin located near Woodbury in Devon, England. The site occupies a commanding position on elevated ground and is defined by substantial defensive earthworks comprising multiple ramparts and ditches that enclose an irregular polygonal area. Archaeological investigation and landscape analysis suggest occupation during the later Iron Age, placing it within the broader context of Devon's pre-Roman fortified settlements. The monument remains a significant example of Iron Age defensive architecture in the southwest of England, preserving evidence of prehistoric settlement hierarchy and territorial control in the region.
Woodbury Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003862. View the official record →
Woodbury Castle is a hillfort of Iron Age origin located near Woodbury in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003862.
Woodbury 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 1003862.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows on Colaton Raleigh Common, 500m north and 780m north east of Woodbury Castle (0.7 km), Two bowl barrows on Woodbury Common, both 330m east of Four Firs (1 km), Four bowl barrows at Four Firs on Woodbury Common (1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Woodbury 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.
Woodbury Castle stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.