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Clovelly Dykes

Coordinates: 50°59′08″N 4°24′26″W / 50.9855°N 4.4072°W / 50.9855; -4.4072
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Clovelly Dykes is an Iron Age hill fort or earthwork near Clovelly, Devon, England. Situated on the high plateau behind the coast at approx 210 metres above sea level, it is one of the largest and most impressive Early Iron Age hill-forts in Devon. It is a complex series of earthworks covering more than 20 acres (8.1 ha).[1]

References

  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 Clovelly Dykes.

50°59′08″N 4°24′26″W / 50.9855°N 4.4072°W / 50.9855; -4.4072