Beacon Castle

Beacon Castle

Beacon Castle is an Iron Age Hill fort close to Parracombe in Devon, it is situated on a hilltop some 290 Metres above Sea Level overlooking the Heddon valley. [R.R.Sellman; Aspects of Devon History, Devon Books 1985 - ISBN 0861147561 - Chapter 2; The Iron Age in Devon. Map Page 11 of Iron Age hill forts in Devon includes Beacon Castle.] [ cite book
last = Whybrow | first = Charles | title = Antiquary's Exmoor
publisher = Exmoor Press | location = Dulverton | year = 1970 | sbn = 9500133 4 X
chapter = The Early Iron Age (ch.4) | pages = pg.23 (Mention of Beacon Castle as example of 'round' enclosure)
]

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Castle (TV series) — Castle Genre Police procedural Comedy drama Created by …   Wikipedia

  • Beacon Rock State Park — is a park in the U.S. state of Washington, in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, on State Route 14 about 35 miles (56 km) east of Vancouver, Washington.The park takes its name from Beacon Rock, an 848 foot rock next to the Columbia… …   Wikipedia

  • Beacon Rock State Park — Beacon Rock Beacon Rock State Park ist ein 20 Quadratkilometer großer State Park im US Bundesstaat Washington. Der Park liegt am Nordufer des Columbia in der Columbia River Gorge. Der namensgebende Beacon Rock ist ein 258 Meter hoher Vulkanrest,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Beacon Hill Tunnel — (zh tspcy|t=筆架山隧道|s=笔架山隧道|p=Bìjiàshān Suìdào|cy=bat1 ga2 saan1 seui6 dou6) is a tunnel in Hong Kong, China on the original Kowloon Canton Railway from Kowloon to Canton, linking Kowloon Tong to its south and Sha Tin to its north, between Kowloon… …   Wikipedia

  • Beacon, New York — Matteawan redirects here. For other articles with similar names, see Matawan (disambiguation). Beacon   City   …   Wikipedia

  • Beacon — For other uses, see Beacon (disambiguation). A beacon is an intentionally conspicuous device designed to attract attention to a specific location. Beacons can also be combined with semaphoric or other indicators to provide important information,… …   Wikipedia

  • Beacon Hill, Leicestershire — Infobox Mountain Name = Beacon Hill Photo = 106898558WOUoPR ph.jpg Caption = Elevation = 248 m (815 ft) Location = Charnwood Forest, England Range = Prominence = c. 57 m Coordinates = Topographic OS Landranger 129 Type = Age = First ascent =… …   Wikipedia

  • Castle (série télévisée) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Castle. Castle Titre original Castle Genre Série policière, Comédie dramatique Créateur(s) Andrew W. Marlowe …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Beacon Hill Institute — infobox Organization name = Beacon Hill Institute caption = abbreviation = BHI motto = formation = 1991 type = Public Policy Think Tank headquarters = 18 Ashburton Place on Beacon Hill location = Boston, MA leader title = Executive Director… …   Wikipedia

  • Castle Hill, Huddersfield — Taken and adapted from Rumsby, J. A Castle Well Guarded: the archaeology and history of Castle Hill, Almondbury Castle Hill is a Scheduled Ancient Monument situated on a hilltop overlooking Huddersfield, in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees.… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”