Dolbury Castle

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Dolbury Castle earthworks

Dolbury Castle is a hill fort or enclosure from the Iron Age in Killerton Park in the English county of Devon .

It is mentioned in a number of books and websites about the Iron Age in England. Dolbury Castle is located on a hill at 128 meters above sea level. On the hill there is a flat headland to the north, which is still over 100 meters above sea level in a loop of the River Culm . The location of the hill in the valley of the River Culm is very prominent.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ RR Sellman: Aspects of Devon History . Devon Books, 1985. ISBN 0-86114-756-1 . Chapter 2: The Iron Age in Devon . P. 11: The map of the Iron Age hill castles in Devon also includes Cotley Castle.

Coordinates: 50 ° 47  '38.4 " N , 3 ° 27' 50.4"  W.