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Prestonbury Castle is an Iron Age Hill fort on the
north east edge of
Dartmoor in Devon, England.
Situated on a m****ive
hilltop some 240
metres (790 ft)...
- in the base of the deep
Teign Gorge,
between the
ancient hillforts of
Prestonbury Castle 130
metres (430 ft)
above the
river to the
north and Cranbrook...
- (660 ft)
above sea level, only 3
kilometres (1.9 mi)
south and east of
Prestonbury Castle and 5
kilometres (3.1 mi) east of
Cranbrook Castle. R.R.Sellman;...
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others include Holne Chase Castle,
Wooston Castle,
Cranbrook Castle and
Prestonbury Castle.
Inside the fort, on the
western side, is an 11th- or 12th-century...
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Myrtlebury Newberry Castle, Noss, Dartmouth,
Peppercombe Castle, Posbury,
Prestonbury castle Raddon Top,
Roborough Castle,
Seaton Down,
Shoulsbury castle,...
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similar date in the area. Later, an Iron Age hill fort, now
known as
Prestonbury Castle, was
developed on the end of a
prominent ridge. The
manor of Taintone...
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above sea
level and 2
kilometres (1.2 mi)
south and
slightly west of
Prestonbury Castle, 3
kilometres (1.9 mi) west of
Wooston Castle.
Outdoor Leisure...
