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<< Text Pages >> Newton Abbot Fort - Hillfort in England in Devon

Submitted by vicky on Thursday, 25 March 2004  Page Views: 8171

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Newton Abbot Fort
Country: England County: Devon Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Newton Abbot  Nearest Village: Welborough
Map Ref: SX846710  Landranger Map Number: 202
Latitude: 50.527365N  Longitude: 3.629454W
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
3 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
3

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 2.0km E 83° Newton Abbot Museum* Museum (SX866712)
 2.8km S 187° Dornafield Tumulus* Round Barrow(s) (SX842682)
 2.9km SSE 154° Ladywell (Abbotskerswell)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SX858684)
 3.9km SW 229° Denbury* Hillfort (SX816685)
 3.9km ESE 105° Milber Down Camp* Hillfort (SX884699)
 4.6km S 176° Ipplepen Iron Age Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX848664)
 4.6km SW 219° Brokern Cavern Cave or Rock Shelter (SX81596748)
 4.6km ESE 117° Doda Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SX887688)
 4.7km SW 218° Tornewton Cave Cave or Rock Shelter (SX816674)
 4.8km SW 219° Three Holes Cave Cave or Rock Shelter (SX815673)
 7.7km ENE 58° Whitewell Woods Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SX913749)
 7.9km NNE 12° Cow Cave Cave or Rock Shelter (SX86477866)
 7.9km NNE 13° Pixie's Hole Cave or Rock Shelter (SX86547865)
 8.0km NNW 340° St Mary's Well (Bovey Tracey)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SX820786)
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 8.5km NNW 337° The Bovey Stone Ancient Cross (SX8141778843)
 9.2km ESE 122° Stonehenge at Babbacombe Model Village* Modern Stone Circle etc (SX923660)
 9.3km NE 55° Lidwell* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SX924761)
 9.3km W 259° St Gudula's Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SX754694)
 9.6km NE 50° Castle Dyke (Devon)* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX92147700)
 10.7km SE 133° Torquay Museum* Museum (SX9232863616)
 10.7km NW 311° Haytor Down Ring Cairn (SX76617814)
 10.9km WNW 294° Rippon Tor* Cairn (SX74667558)
 11.2km SE 126° Kent's Cavern* Cave or Rock Shelter (SX93456418)
 11.2km W 280° Buckland Ridge South Ring Cairn (SX73577324)
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