Slapton Castle

Slapton Castle
N Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.0

Slapton Castle is an Iron Age hill fort situated on a promontory near Slapton in Devon, England, at approximately 65 metres above sea level overlooking Slapton Ley. The fort covers roughly one acre and is designated as a Scheduled Monument. Despite cultivation since at least 1946, the hillfort preserves features relating to the development and use of the monument. It forms part of a network of Iron Age fortifications in the South Hams region of Devon, positioned to command views of the coastline and the largest natural freshwater lake in southwest England.

TypeFortress/citadel
Period1500 - 500 BC
CountryEngland
Coordinates50.2873° N, 3.6743° W

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