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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Brewer''s CastleCountry: England County: Devon Type: Hillfort
Nearest Village: Ashwick
Map Ref: SS88332977
Latitude: 51.056379N Longitude: 3.594734W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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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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