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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Hembury Fort
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.473 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Devon Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Honiton  Nearest Village: Upton
Map Ref: ST113031  Landranger Map Number: 192
Latitude: 50.820625N  Longitude: 3.260583W
Condition:
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Hembury Fort submitted by MattImpey : The eartwork ramparts on the south side are very imposing and several ditches deep. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Neolithic Causewayed Enclosure and Iron Age Hillfort in Devon. All above-ground traces of the Causewayed Enclosure seem to have disappeared.

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Note: Hembury Fort on BBC Radio 4 Open Country this week, see the most recent comment on our page
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Hembury Fort submitted by MattImpey : If you visit Hembury Castle Hillfort, at just the right time of year, it is full of bluebells (and a berk in a tie). (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Hembury Fort submitted by MattImpey : The eartwork ramparts on the south side are very imposing and several ditches deep. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Hembury Fort submitted by durhamnature : Plan of the fort, drawing from "Journal of British Archaeology" via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Hembury Fort submitted by MattImpey : The eartwork ramparts on the south side are very impossing and several ditches deep. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Hembury Fort submitted by MattImpey : Hembury was also a site of a Neolithic causewayed encloser.

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Hembury Fort submitted by MattImpey : The earthwork ramparts (now tree lined) on the west side of Hembury hillfort are very impressive. I think over 10 metres high in places. (1 comment)

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Hembury Fort submitted by MattImpey : A picture of the causewayed enclosure in summer.

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Re: Hembury Fort has a new owner by AngieLake on Wednesday, 22 March 2023
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On local TV news yesterday it was reported that Devon Archaeological Society had bought Hembury hillfort near Honiton. The TV footage included a president of the society speaking about their new acquisition, and I believe she was Frances Griffith, who discovered Bow Henge while on an aerial survey in the dry summer of 1984. The photo in the following article shows the same lady but doesn't mention her name.
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/spectacular-ancient-devon-hill-fort-8273862
An excerpt from the article:
"The Devon Archaeological Society is the new owner of Hembury Hillfort, an outstanding prehistoric monument near Honiton, in East Devon. Positioned on a prominent spur of the Blackdown Hills, Hembury is Devon’s most spectacular Iron Age hillfort.

Its massive earthen ramparts and ditches date from the mid-first millennium BC. They create a prominent landmark, with commanding views over the surrounding countryside. The Devon Archaeological Society (DAS) has purchased the site with some of its own funds, alongside substantial donations from some of its trustees and members, and with a £73,047 grant from Historic England."
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Re: Hembury Fort for Sale! by AngieLake on Thursday, 28 October 2021
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https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/incredibly-rare-iron-age-hillfort-6121741
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Re: Hembury Fort by angieweekender on Friday, 21 June 2019
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Over the last few years, a multi partnership project has run to conserve this amazing monument. The owner who is very publicly minded has commisioned a documentary made by film maker Chris Chapman and a website to promote this project. And of course now, there is complete open access to the fort for walkers. I was asked recently to run another project to make a replica of a Hembury bowl which has also been filmed by Chris Chapman for a second documentary to be embedded on the website. This involved a team of people, who dug out gabbro clay from the Lizard, Cornwall , making sessions in my workshop in Plymouth and then a firing weekend at Beacon Cross Copse , nr Talaton, which is 2 miles away, as the crow flies, from Hembury itself.

This is the link for the Hembury fort website and also for this lovely documentary which includes Jim Causely performing a song he wrote celebrating this monument and the Hembury bowl http://hemburyfort.co.uk/
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Re: Hembury Fort by angieweekender on Saturday, 21 October 2017
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The Neolithic causewayed Enclosure was discovered in the 1930's in a series of excavations by Dorothy Liddel. Published in Proceedings Devon Archaeology Society. Finds from the excavations can be seen on permanent exhibition at Exeters Royal Albert Memorial Museum. Notably the beautiful Hembury Bowl. This artefact is one of the first pieces of ceramic in the British Isles. C14 dates for Hembury are 3950cal BC. [edit from angieweekender's next post 3700calBC ] So early Neolithic or what has been termed the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition.
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    Re: Hembury Fort by angieweekender on Sunday, 09 February 2020
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    I cant seem to edit this previous comment and the radiocarbon date for Hembury is 3700calBC not the earlier date(My error, I was thinking of Broadsands ). The C14 date was taken from food residuesoff ceramic pots and charcoal. It is published in Whittle, A., Healy, F., Bayliss, A., (2011). Gathering Time : Dating the Early Neolithic Enclosures in Southern Britain and Ireland. Oxford. Oxbow Books.
    This book has changed our understanding of the early neolithic and its impact is still reverberating throughout the archaeological world.
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Hembury Fort by DavidHarcombe on Saturday, 08 July 2017
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For me, Hembury Fort's most noticeable feature is how deep its ditches are around it, especially at its northern end. These are best seen very shortly after turning right off the A373 at Hembury Fort Cross on to the Awliscombe & Broadhembury Road.
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Hembury Fort on BBC Radio 4 Open Country by Andy B on Friday, 25 December 2015
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The Tale Valley is a little known corner of Devon that tourists tend to bypass on their way down to Cornwall. However it has a rich history, and as Helen Mark discovers, man and nature have made an impact on the farming landscape we see today.

Towards the end, Helen Mark heads to a local landmark, Hembury Fort, where she volunteers to cut back scrub and bracken which has overwhelmed this historic site. Former Devon county archaeologist, Professor Frances Griffith, and Carrel Jevons, who looks after this privately-owned hill fort, outline the plans to clear the vegetation which will allow them to find out more about the Roman, Iron Age and Neolithic remains that lie below the ground.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06sdxfb
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Re: Hembury Fort by Anonymous on Friday, 09 August 2013
i live in payhembury which is a few miles away from the fort.i walk the dogs up there everyday and take great pride in it as if it were my own.i love the place for its history for which i knew more,the beautiful beech trees the wildlife,i have often sat and watched badgers going about their chores at dusk,the deer scampering about and the woodpeckers banging away at some old tree.i sit for ages at various parts watching the world go by.enjoying the peace and quiet whilst the dogs play with sticks or each other.there are certain times of the year when it makes my eyes well up with delight,the day the leaves unfurl into a beautiful shade of green,spring has arrived,that one day is memorable and i hold onto as long as i can.the bluebells are a delight with a beautiful perfume being wafted around in the wind.i love it.there are more people going ou there now,if your one of them please look after it.no 4 by 4s no motorbikes please.i will be watching.
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Re: Hembury Fort by Anonymous on Friday, 05 October 2012
Hello, we would like to visit Hembury Fort, can you park in the Witness Moor car park and walk to the fort, as I went past today there are little walk ways in to the woods across from the car park but there is a notice on one of the trees saying private woodlands, no public way. Is there another way in as the main public path on the map is on the main road which gets very busy.

Any feed back would be great.

Thanks
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Re: Hembury Fort by Anonymous on Friday, 21 September 2012
I have walked the fort today as a visitor to the area on holiday. It was a dramatic experience. I could visualise the fortifications so vividly from the causeways on the west side which were not overgrown due to a thick tree canopy.

I would say the fort is still very much open to the public with signed footpaths and no gates, locked or otherwise. It seems the closing of the fort to the public has been greatly exaggerated! I hope it remains this way for many yeast for people to enjoy and explore.

Ian Matheson
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Re: Hembury Fort by Anonymous on Sunday, 22 July 2012
what has happened to Hembury fort. after living in the area for over 25 years and using the fort for solice and giving me a place to think, plus last night 21st july 2012 spoke to somebody that has walked the fort for 65 years why is it now closed to the public as from yesterday with private and no acess signs up everywhere
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    Re: Hembury Fort by Anonymous on Monday, 23 July 2012
    Very upset to hear this news. Have spoken to one of our Parish Councillors (Broadhembury Parish). The Fort comes under Payhembury Parish. If people have been using it for 65 years there are I am sure laws governing freedom of access. Please contact clerk@broadhemburyparishcouncil.org.uk and give any information you have - especially evidence of continued use by specific individuals....
    Nigel H [Admin note re edits to the above message - Whilst I appreciate you are acting in good faith, posting someone else's name and phone number on open internet is just not safe practise, so it's been removed and the Parish Council's email contact has been substituted. That way, the previous anonymous poster can contact your Parish Council who can hopefully take it from there. Rune ]
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Re: Hembury Fort by coldrum on Tuesday, 30 March 2010
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