Woodbury Castle

Woodbury Castle
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Woodbury Castle is an Iron Age hillfort near the village of Woodbury in the English county of Devon, some eight miles southeast of the city of Exeter [1]. The fort is situated on a high point of Woodbury Common, at approximately 185 metres above sea level, in a commanding position with views up and down the Exe Estuary and across Lyme Bay in both directions [1]. The structure is a prehistoric military type of earthwork [1].

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TypeFortress/citadel
Period1500 - 500 BC
CountryEngland
Coordinates50.6779° N, 3.3700° W

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