Stoke Hill
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| Stoke Hill | |
| Devon | |
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.jpg) Farm Track on Stoke Hill | |
| Summit: | 522 feet SX923953 50°44’52"N, 3°31’37"W |
Stoke Hill is a large hill rising to 522 feet above sea level to the north of the City of Exeter in eastern Devon. The hill is significant as the site of both an Iron Age hill fort[1] and a later Roman signal station.
The hill fort is situated slightly below and north-east of the summit, It is at an elevation of about 476 feet above sea level.
The signal station stood higher up: it site is at the summit of the hill.
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)
