Blackbury Camp

About Blackbury Camp

Blackbury Camp is an Iron Age hill fort situated in Southleigh, Devon, England. The ramparts are still relatively high, showing an unusual entrance feature. The fort occupies the end of a large ridge at some 185m above sea level. It was defended by a single bank and ditch, forming a roughly D-shaped enclosure approximately 200m long and 100m wide. A triangular barbican was added to the south but was never completed. The fort was probably occupied in the 2nd and 1st centuries BC by a cattle-farming community.

Blackbury Camp Description

Blackbury Camp is an Iron Age hill fort situated in Southleigh, Devon, England. The ramparts are still relatively high, showing an unusual entrance feature. The fort occupies the end of a large ridge at some 185m above sea level. It was defended by a single bank and ditch, forming a roughly D-shaped enclosure approximately 200m long and 100m wide. A triangular barbican was added to the south but was never completed. The fort was probably occupied in the 2nd and 1st centuries BC by a cattle-farming community.

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Blackbury Camp is located at Colyton, Devon, United Kingdom