Woodbury Castle
{{about|the hillfort near Exeter|the hillfort near Dartmouth|Woodbury, Stoke Fleming}}
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{{Short description|Iron Age hill fort in Devon, England}}
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Woodbury Castle is an Iron Age hillfort near the village of Woodbury in the English county of Devon, some eight miles southeast of the city of Exeter.
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The fort is situated on a high point of Woodbury Common, at approximately {{convert|185|m|ft}} above sea level, in a commanding position with views up and down the Exe Estuary and across Lyme Bay in both directions. The structure is a prehistoric military type of earthwork.Sellman, R. R. (1985). Aspects of Devon History. Exeter: Devon Books. p. 11 (map).
References
External links
- [http://www.britishexplorers.com/woodbury/castle.html British Explorers page about the castle]
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