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Hembury Castle, Tythecott

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Coordinates: 50°56′15″N 4°14′49″W / 50.9375°N 4.2470°W / 50.9375; -4.2470
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Not to be confused with other hill forts: Hembury Castle, Buckfast on the south-east edge of Dartmoor, and Hembury, near Honiton in east Devon.

50°56′15″N 4°14′49″W / 50.9375°N 4.2470°W / 50.9375; -4.2470 Hembury Castle is an Iron Age Hill fort situated close to Tythecott, south of Buckland Brewer in Devon. The fort is situated on a promontory off the East of a large hill at some 137 Metres above Sea Level.[1]

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  1. ^ R.R.Sellman; Aspects of Devon History, Devon Books 1985 - ISBN 0-86114-756-1 - Chapter 2; The Iron Age in Devon. Map Page 11 of Iron Age hill forts in Devon includes Hembury Castle.


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