Embury Beacon

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Earthworks of Embury Beacon

Embury Beacon is the site of an Iron Age promontory fort on a dramatic cliff on the north coast of Devon. It looks out over the west-facing cliffs of the Hartland Peninsula, south of Hartland Point where the coastline of Devon turns from west to south. The little village of Welcombe is a mile inland of here to the south-east.

The fort almost entirely been lost to coastal erosion, but a fraction of the eastern ramparts still exist at about 500 feet above sea level.

Location

References

  • Sellman, R.R.: 'Aspects of Devon History' (Devon Books, 1985) ISBN 0-86114-756-1. Chapter: "The Iron Age in Devon" (Map of Iron Age hill forts in Devon)
Cliffs at Embury Beacon