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'''Burley Wood''' is to be found in the west of [[Devon]], on the edge of [[Dartmoor]] a little to the north of [[Lydford]]. | '''Burley Wood''' is to be found in the west of [[Devon]], on the edge of [[Dartmoor]] a little to the north of [[Lydford]]. | ||
| − | The wood is the site of an Iron Age hill fort in. The fort occupies much of a hilltop some 722 feet above sea level overlooking the [[River Lew]]. The site also has a Norman motte-and-bailey earthwork just below it to the northeast at approx 705 feet above sea level.<ref>{{Sellman map}}</ref> | + | The wood is the site of an Iron Age hill fort in. The fort occupies much of a hilltop some 722 feet above sea level overlooking the [[River Lew (Lyd)|River Lew]]. The site also has a Norman motte-and-bailey earthwork just below it to the northeast at approx 705 feet above sea level.<ref>{{Sellman map}}</ref> |
==Location map== | ==Location map== | ||
Latest revision as of 20:41, 30 October 2018
Burley Wood is to be found in the west of Devon, on the edge of Dartmoor a little to the north of Lydford.
The wood is the site of an Iron Age hill fort in. The fort occupies much of a hilltop some 722 feet above sea level overlooking the River Lew. The site also has a Norman motte-and-bailey earthwork just below it to the northeast at approx 705 feet above sea level.[1]
Location map
- Location map: 50°40’9"N, 4°7’54"W
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)
