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<< Our Photo Pages >> Clovelly Dykes - Hillfort in England in Devon

Submitted by Bladup on Monday, 01 September 2025  Page Views: 15581

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Clovelly Dykes
Country: England County: Devon Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Bideford  Nearest Village: Higher Clovelly
Map Ref: SS311235  Landranger Map Number: 190
Latitude: 50.986060N  Longitude: 4.407754W
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
 4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 3 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.
 2 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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Clovelly Dykes
Clovelly Dykes submitted by Bladup : Lidar image of Clovelly Dykes Source: www.lidarfinder.com (Vote or comment on this photo)
A complex series of earthworks covering more than 20 acres (8.1 ha) situated on the high plateau behind the coast - one of the largest and most impressive Early Iron Age hill-forts in Devon. Excavations were most recently carried out in 2018 and 2019.

Source: Wikipedia This hillfort is on private land - permission should be sought from East Dyke Farm before visiting. Have you visited? Please add a comment below. Page originally by Vicky.
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Clovelly Dykes
Clovelly Dykes submitted by Bladup : Clovelly Dykes. The enclosure at the fort's centre. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Clovelly Dykes
Clovelly Dykes submitted by Bladup : The largest bank and ditch at Clovelly Dykes, part of this ditch still holds water. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Clovelly Dykes
Clovelly Dykes submitted by Bladup : The largest bank and ditch at Clovelly Dykes. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Clovelly Dykes
Clovelly Dykes submitted by Bladup : The outside bank of the large Clovelly Dykes fort. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SS3023 : Scrub on the western side of Clovelly Dykes by David Smith
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SS3023 : Road junction to the west of Clovelly Dykes by planetearthisblue
by planetearthisblue
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SS3023 : Junction at Clovelly Dykes by Row17
by Row17
©2011(licence)
SS3023 : Clovelly : The B3248 by Lewis Clarke
by Lewis Clarke
©2025(licence)
SS3123 : Torridge : Higher Clovelly by Lewis Clarke
by Lewis Clarke
©2011(licence)

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Re: Clovelly Dykes by Anonymous on Thursday, 07 January 2010
Having lived in Clovelly I wandered around the Dykes quite often. Maybe I'm just not military-minded enough, but it didn't strike me as particularly fort-like. I'd have guessed it was just a village enclosure.

I was told, so long ago that I can't recall the source (perfect memory, but the recall is buggered), that there was one attempt at archeological investigation in the 1930s. Basically someone went there and dug a trench. You can still see it if you know where to look - they didn't fill it in again.

I often thought that, should I become a lottery winner, I would finance a proper investigation. Sadly, though 'It Could Be You', it was never me.

I'm surprised that the owner of Clovelly hasn't employed the necessary professionals to increase our knowledge of the place. Then he'd have two national treasures to show off.

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    Re: Clovelly Dykes by Anonymous on Saturday, 27 January 2018
    The North Devon Archaeological Society (NDAS) are organising work on Clovelly Dykes (2017/18)
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