High Peak, Devon

High Peak is a hill which is partially eroded, resulting in a cliff face, on the English Channel coast to the southwest of Sidmouth, Devon, southern England [1]. Its highest point is about 157 metres above sea-level [1]. It features a partially eroded Iron Age hill fort, with pre-Roman and post Roman pottery found there [1]. On the edge of the cliff there are the remains of significant earthworks, which have been variously shown as having Iron Age, Roman and Dark Age occupation [1]. Geological study, and the lines of the earthworks, suggest that the site once extended several tens of metres into what is now eroded away [1]. General interpretation suggests that it was an Iron Age defensive site which saw re-use in the Dark Age period, perhaps as a coastal trading station [1].