Sidbury Castle

Sidbury Castle

Sidbury Castle is a substantial Iron Age Hill fort near Sidbury in Devon. It occupies a large hilltop overlooking the town and the River Sid at approx 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 Sidbury.]

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