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Hembury Castle Site

Mill Leat, Buckfastleigh, Devon

Grid ref: SX 7263 6844

On walking routes: Abbot's Way

Main image: Hembury Fort - 58 metres from location - image by Derek Harper (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons

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The fort's concentric ramparts and ditches trace a clear defensive geometry against the open moor, a statement of power and territorial control carved into the granite plateau itself.

  • Period: Iron Age
  • Grid reference: SX 7263 6844 (approximate, from the listing's coordinates)
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