Woodbury Castle

Woodbury Castle

Woodbury Castle is a hill fort near the village of Woodbury in the English county of Devon some eight miles southeast of the city of Exeter.The castle is situated on a high-point of Woodbury Common at approx 185 Metres above Sea Level in a commanding position with views up and down the Exe Estuary and across Lyme Bay in both directions. The structure is a prehistoric glacis (military) type of earthwork [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 Woodbury Castle.]

External links

* [http://www.britishexplorers.com/woodbury/castle.html British Explorers page about the castle]

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