Berry Castle, Black Dog

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Not to be confused with Bury Castle, Somerset; Berry Castle, Somerset; or Bury Castle, Brompton Regis.

Coordinates: 50°52′00″N 3°42′24″W / 50.8667°N 3.7066°W / 50.8667; -3.7066

Berry Castle is an earthwork probably dating to the Iron Age close to Black Dog in Devon north of Crediton and west of Tiverton. It does not fit the traditional pattern of an Iron Age Hill fort. Although the earthwork would seem to be an incomplete enclosure, it is not at the top of a hill, although it is on the south east slope of a major hill which peaks at 199 Metres above Sea Level.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ R.R.Sellman; Aspects of Devon History, Devon Books 1985 - ISBN 0-86114-756-1 - Chapter 2; The Iron Age in Devon. Map Page 11 of Iron Age hill forts in Devon includes Berry Castle.
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