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Hembury Castle is an Iron Age hillfort near Buckfast, Devon. The fort is situated on Hembury Hill, the watershed between the Holy Brook and the River Dart. The hillfort survives as an elliptical enclosure internally defined by a rampart, partially buried ditch and counterscarp bank. Inside the fort, is an 11th- or 12th-century motte with a surrounding narrow inner bailey. The ramparts of the earlier hillfort may have been used as the outer bailey of the castle. It is within the council area of South Hams (Devon).
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1003859.
Place Type: Hillfort
Historic County: Devon
Lat, Long: 50.501951,-3.7972621
Grid Reference: SX 7263 6844
Civil Parish: West Buckfastleigh CP
Council Area: South Hams CA (Devon CA)
Strategic Authority Area: Devon and Torbay SA
Police Area: Devon & Cornwall PA
GBPN ID: 302383
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Hembury_Castle,_Devon_302383
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Historic England Scheduled Monument 1003859.
Place Type: Hillfort
Historic County: Devon
Lat, Long: 50.501951,-3.7972621
Grid Reference: SX 7263 6844
Civil Parish: West Buckfastleigh CP
Council Area: South Hams CA (Devon CA)
Strategic Authority Area: Devon and Torbay SA
Police Area: Devon & Cornwall PA
GBPN ID: 302383
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Hembury_Castle,_Devon_302383
Peruse Devon on Wikishire