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'''Wooston Castle''' is an Iron Age hill fort in [[Devon]] on the edge of a hill overlooking the [[River Teign]] and the Teign Valley in [[Devon]]. | '''Wooston Castle''' is an Iron Age hill fort in [[Devon]] on the edge of a hill overlooking the [[River Teign]] and the Teign Valley in [[Devon]]. | ||
| − | The fort occupies a hilltop some 650 feet above sea level, only a couple of miles south and east of [[Prestonbury Castle]] and | + | The fort occupies a hilltop some 650 feet above sea level, only a couple of miles south and east of [[Prestonbury Castle]] and three miles east of [[Cranbrook Castle]].<ref>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 Wooston.</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| + | *Location map: {{wmap|50.6936|-3.7500|zoom=14|name=Wooston Castle}} | ||
[[Category:Hill forts in Devon]] | [[Category:Hill forts in Devon]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:57, 20 January 2018
Wooston Castle is an Iron Age hill fort in Devon on the edge of a hill overlooking the River Teign and the Teign Valley in Devon.
The fort occupies a hilltop some 650 feet above sea level, only a couple of miles south and east of Prestonbury Castle and three miles east of Cranbrook Castle.[1]
References
- ↑ 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 Wooston.
Outside links
- Location map: 50°41’37"N, 3°45’0"W
