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<< Other Photo Pages >> Martinhoe Beacon Roman Fortlet - Hillfort in England in Devon

Submitted by johnstone on Friday, 27 March 2026  Page Views: 113

Roman, Greek and ClassicalSite Name: Martinhoe Beacon Roman Fortlet
Country: England County: Devon Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Barnstaple  Nearest Village: Parracombe
Map Ref: SS6630049330
Latitude: 51.227455N  Longitude: 3.916163W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Martinhoe Beacon Roman Fortlet
Martinhoe Beacon Roman Fortlet submitted by Bladup : Martinhoe Beacon Roman Fortlet on the North Devon coast at SS66304933, Western outer rampart of Martinhoe Roman Fortlet from the south, By Bray, L.S. © Exmoor National Park Authority (Vote or comment on this photo)
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Martinhoe Beacon Roman Fortlet
Martinhoe Beacon Roman Fortlet submitted by Bladup : Lidar image of Martinhoe Beacon Roman Fortlet at SS66304933, Martinhoe Beacon Roman Fortlet, was excavated in 1960-1961 by Fox and Ravenhill. There is a small square centre enclosure, fortified with a rampart and double ditches, with a third rampart and ditch about 21.34 metres away on the landward side, forming a roughly circular outer enclosure. The inner rampart was of turf, the outer of dum... (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Martinhoe Beacon Roman Fortlet
Martinhoe Beacon Roman Fortlet submitted by Bladup : Martinhoe Beacon Roman Fortlet on the north devon coast at SS66304933, Inner rampart from the west, By Bray, L.S. © Exmoor National Park Authority (Vote or comment on this photo)

Martinhoe Beacon Roman Fortlet
Martinhoe Beacon Roman Fortlet submitted by Bladup : Martinhoe Beacon Roman Fortlet at SS66304933, Western outer rampart from the northwest, By Bray, L.S. © Exmoor National Park Authority (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SS6649 : Ramparts on 'The Beacon' Roman Fortlet by Roger Cornfoot
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SS6649 : Roman Fort just off the coastal path by Chris Carlson
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SS6649 : Coast path from above Great Burland Rocks by Derek Harper
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SS6649 : Coastal slope west of Great Burland Rocks by Derek Harper
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SS6649 : Coast path. by steven ruffles
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