Musbury Castle

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Musbury Castle

Devon

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Musbury Castle
Type: hill fort
Location
Grid reference: SY282941
Location: 50°44’31"N, 3°1’1"W
History
Information

Musbury Castle is an Iron Age hill fort commanding a strategic hill top overlooking the valley of the River Axe in easternmost Devon. The hill rises immediately south-east of the village of Musbury, east of the Axe and close to the Dorset border. The fort encompases the hilltop, at 574 feet above sea level

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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)
Musbury Castle on the left of three hills, from the Axe estuary