Bolt Tail
Bolt Tail is a headland in Devon, England, immediately to the southwest of Hope Cove in the South Hams district, at grid reference SX670397. Bolt Tail is the site of an Iron Age promontory fort, although little evidence now remains of this structure; it occupied a classic promontory defended from inland by a linear earthwork at some 60 metres above sea level.
- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 feet (10 metres)
- Description: headland in Devon, England, UK
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Bolt Tail
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Latitude
50.24223° or 50° 14′ 32″ north
Longitude
-3.87016° or 3° 52′ 13″ west
Open location code
9C2R64RH+VW
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Bolt Tail” goes by many names.
Bolt TailCebuano
博尔特泰尔Chinese
Bolt TailDutch
Bolt TailItalian
Bolt TailNorwegian Nynorsk
Bolt TailSwedish
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