Berry Castle, Huntshaw
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Berry Castle is an Iron Age Hill fort in the civil parish of Huntshaw,[1] close to Weare Giffard in Devon, England, to the north of Great Torrington.
Description
The fort takes the form of an oval enclosure situated on a promontory in Huntshaw Wood some Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level.[2] In 2015, tree clearance revealed that the enclosure is rectangular in shape with entrances at either end, and may be a Roman camp or a local example of a Neolithic sky burial enclosure.
References
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- ↑ R.R.Sellman; Aspects of Devon History, Devon Books 1985 - Template:ISBN - Chapter 2; The Iron Age in Devon. Map Page 11 of Iron Age hill forts in Devon includes Berry Castle.