Berry Castle, Weare Giffard
From Wikishire
Berry Castle is a presumed Iron Age hill fort close to Weare Giffard in northern Devon, to the north of Great Torrington. The fort takes the form of an oval enclosure situated on a promontory in Huntshaw Wood some 312 feet above sea level.[1]
Tree clearance carried out in 2015 has revealed that the fort is rectangular in shape with entrances at either end, and may be a Roman camp or a local example of a Neolithic sky burial enclosure.
Location
- Location map: 50°58’45"N, 4°8’45"W
References
- ↑ Sellman, R.R.: ;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 Berry Castle.
