Blackbury Camp

Blackbury Camp

Blackbury Camp is an Iron Age hill fort situated near Seaton, Devon, England. The ramparts are still relatively high, showing an unusual entrance feature. The Fort occupies the end of a large ridge at some 185 Metres above Sea Level. [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 Blackbury Camp.] . It was defended by a single bank and ditch foring a rough D Shaped enclosure. A triangular barbican was added to the South but was never completed. The fort was probably occupied between the second and first Century BC by a cattle farming community

Recent history

Police found a human skull in woodland nearby and was found to be several generations old. [This is devon website]

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