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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Berry Castle (Huntshaw Wood)Country: England County: Devon Type: Hillfort
Nearest Village: Great Torrington
Map Ref: SS49502228
Latitude: 50.980205N Longitude: 4.145306W
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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A slight univallate hillfort which occupies the summit of a high hill overlooking the valleys of Huntshaw Water to the north and Darracott Brook to the south. The site is aligned east-west and is defined by a rampart bank and outer ditch which surround an internal area 118m long by 52m wide. The rampart bank stands up to 5.3m wide by 3.8m high and the ditch measures up to 4m wide and 2m deep.
Source: Historic England
The Friends of Berry Castle is a new group who's main aim is to preserve the 2,600 year old banks and ditches.
Note: The Friends of Berry Castle Open Day, Sunday 17th July with the Dumnonika Iron Age living history group, guided walks, dowsing, children's activities, teas and lots more
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