Blackbury Camp is an Iron Age hill fort situated in Southleigh, Devon, England. The ramparts are still relatively high, showing an unusual entrance feature. The fort occupies the end of a large ridge at some 185 metres (607 ft) above sea level.[1] It was defended by a single bank and ditch, forming a roughly D-shaped enclosure approximately 200 metres (660 ft) long and 100 metres (330 ft) wide.[2] A triangular barbican was added to the south but was never completed. The fort was probably occupied in the 2nd and 1st centuries BC by a cattle-farming community.
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- ↑ R. R.Sellman, Aspects of Devon History (Exeter: Devon Books, 1985), p. 11. ISBN 0-86114-756-1
- ↑ English Heritage: Blackbury Camp - History and Research
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Coordinates: 50°43′31″N 3°09′10″W / 50.7252°N 3.1527°W
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