"2,500 year-old Iron Age hill fort to be restored
The aim of the project is to ensure that Woobury Castle is removed from the at risk heritage register"
"Extensive restoration of a 2,500-year-old Iron Age hill fort in East Devon is about to begin.
Woodbury Castle, which dates back to 500 – 300BC, is characterised by its deep earthwork ramparts enclosing a level interior of approximately two hectares studded with deciduous trees, and occupies the highest point of the East Devon Pebblebed Heaths on Woodbury Common."
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"Volunteers are being sought to assist with some of the work, and the Trust plans to establish a volunteer archaeological monitoring scheme to give local people with an interest in archaeology or natural history the opportunity to be involved in ongoing preservation work. The Trust is also planning on hosting guided walks for people to learn more about the site.
There will be several stages to the work: access to the site will be improved with new steps and deep erosion scars caused by visitor use on banks and ditches will be repaired under archaeological supervision."
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"The work will also help to protect buried archaeology, including the remains of an Iron Age round house, which are at risk of damage from tree roots. Careful ongoing monitoring and management of the remaining large beech trees will help ensure the health of these specimen trees.
New information panels telling the story of the site with illustrations of the original hill fort and its inhabitants by Exeter based artist Jane Read will be installed, in addition to a sign at the entrance to the monument and improvements made to the car park.
Temporary barriers will be in situ for two to three years while the repairs consolidate and the vegetation re-establishes, during which time signs will ask people to avoid walking on the areas undergoing restoration."
See more of this 6th Sept report, inc photos and artists impressions of the Iron Age Camp at:
http://www.devonlive.com/news/history/2500-year-old-iron-age-429852
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