Burley Wood
Burley Wood is the site of an Iron Age hill fort north of Lydford in Devon, England. The fort occupies much of a hilltop some 220 metres above sea level overlooking the river Lew.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Castle
- Description: archaeological site in Devon, England, UK
- Also known as: “Bridestowe Burley Wood” and “Motte with two baileys and a multivallate hillfort at Burley Wood”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lydford Castle and St Bridget’s Church, Bridestowe.
Lydford Castle
Photo: Steinsky, CC BY-SA 1.0.
Lydford Castle is a medieval castle in the town of Lydford, Devon, England. The first castle in Lydford, sometimes termed the Norman fort, was a small ringwork built in a corner of the Anglo-Saxon fortified burh in the years after the Norman conquest of England. Lydford Castle is situated 2 miles southeast of Burley Wood.
St Bridget’s Church, Bridestowe
Church
Photo: Dave Kelly, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Bridget's Church in Bridestowe, Devon, is a parish church in the Church of England and one of the central buildings in the rural area on the northwestern edge of Dartmoor. St Bridget’s Church, Bridestowe is situated 1½ miles northeast of Burley Wood.
Fox & Hounds Hotel
Hotel
Photo: Mike Dodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fox & Hounds Hotel is situated 2 miles east of Burley Wood.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bridestowe and Lydford.
Bridestowe
Village
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bridestowe is a civil parish and village in the district of West Devon, Devon, England. The parish is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of Bratton Clovelly, Sourton, Bridestowe and Sourton Common, Lydford, Lewtrenchard and Thrushelton. Bridestowe is situated 1½ miles northeast of Burley Wood.
Lydford
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lydford is a village in Dartmoor, the English county of Devon. The village sits within Dartmoor National Park.
Sourton
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sourton is a small village and civil parish in West Devon, England. It lies about 4 miles south-west of Okehampton. It is at the north-western extremity of Dartmoor, a National Park of England and Wales, and lies along the A386 road. Sourton is situated 3 miles northeast of Burley Wood.
Burley Wood
- Categories: archaeological site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bridestowe, West Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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