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<< Text Pages >> Brewer's Castle - Hillfort in England in Devon

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Monday, 09 May 2011  Page Views: 4936

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Brewer''s Castle
Country: England County: Devon Type: Hillfort
 Nearest Village: Ashwick
Map Ref: SS88332977
Latitude: 51.056379N  Longitude: 3.594734W
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.
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
5

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Hillfort in Devon

An Iron Age hillfort located in Hawkridge Ridge Wood. Stones discovered at base of the rampart are marked with traces of vitrification, suggesting violent destruction of the fort.

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