Blackdown Rings
The Blackdown Rings are the earthworks of an Iron Age hill fort near the hamlet of Hazelwood in Devon, England. The fort is situated on a hilltop approximately 185 metres above sea level, in a commanding position above the River Avon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort site in Devon, England, UK
- Also known as: “Blackdown Camp”, “Blackdown Rings prehistoric hillfort and medieval castle”, “Loddiswell Blackdown Rings”, and “The Rings, Loddiswell”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include California Country Inn and Church of St Michael and All Angels.
California Country Inn
Pub
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
California Country Inn is a pub, which is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Blackdown Rings.
Church of St Michael and All Angels
Church
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Michael and All Angels is situated 2 miles south of Blackdown Rings.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kingsbridge and Ermington.
Kingsbridge
Photo: The-stickman, CC BY 3.0.
Kingsbridge is a market town in the South Hams district of Devon, England, with a population of 6,116 at the 2011 census. Two electoral wards bear the name of Kingsbridge.
Ermington
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ermington is a village and civil parish located approximately 2 miles south of the town of Ivybridge in the county of Devon, England. The village is in the South Hams district and falls under the electoral ward of Ermington & Ugborough. Ermington is situated 5 miles west of Blackdown Rings.
Ivybridge
Town
Photo: SolomanMcKenzie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ivybridge is a town and civil parish in the South Hams, in Devon, England. It lies about thirteen miles east of Plymouth. It is at the southern extremity of Dartmoor, a National Park of England and Wales and lies along the A38 "Devon Expressway" road. Ivybridge is situated 6 miles northwest of Blackdown Rings.
Blackdown Rings
- Categories: earthworks, partial contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Loddiswell, South Hams District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.35425° or 50° 21′ 15″ northLongitude
-3.80008° or 3° 48′ 0″ westElevation
636 feet (194 metres)Open location code
9C2R953X+PXOpenStreetMap ID
way 150571095OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Blackdown Rings” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Blackdown Rings”
- Dutch: “Blackdown Rings”
- German: “Blackdown Rings”
- Swedish: “Blackdown Rings”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Blackdown Rings”. Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.