Roborough Castle

Roborough Castle

Roborough Castle is an Iron Age enclosure or hill fort situated close to Lynton in Devon, England. The fort is situated on the North East edge of a Hillside forming a promontory above a tributary to the East Lyn River known as Hoaroak Water at approx 320 Metres above Sea Level. [ cite book
last = Sellman | first = R.R. | title = Aspects of Devon History
publisher = Devon Books | location = Exeter | year = 1985 | isbn = 0861147561
chapter = The Iron Age in Devon (ch.2) | pages = pg.11 (Map of Iron Age hill forts in Devon includes Roborough 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 Roborough Castle as an example of a 'round' enclosure)
]

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