Hembury Castle
Hembury Castle is an Iron Age hillfort about a mile north-west of the village of Buckfast on the south-eastern edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England. The fort is about 178 metres above sea level on a promontory between the River Dart on the east and the Holy Brook, south-west.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: hillfort in Devon, England, UK
- Also known as: “Hembury Castle, Buckfast”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Buckfast Abbey and Pridhamsleigh Cavern.
Buckfast Abbey
Church
Photo: Necrothesp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Buckfast Abbey forms part of an active Benedictine monastery at Buckfast, near Buckfastleigh, Devon, England. Buckfast first became home to an abbey in 1018. Buckfast Abbey is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Hembury Castle.
Pridhamsleigh Cavern
Cave
Photo: Nick Chipchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pridhamsleigh Cavern is a cave on the outskirts of Ashburton, Devon, England. It is approximately 1.1 kilometres in length with a total depth of just over 50 metres including Prid II. Pridhamsleigh Cavern is situated 1½ miles east of Hembury Castle.
Reed’s Cave
Cave
Photo: John Rostron, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Reed's cave is a cave in Higher Kiln Quarry near Buckfastleigh, Dartmoor, Devon. It has many formations including the unique Little Man formation, which is beyond Easter Chamber. Reed’s Cave is situated 1½ miles southeast of Hembury Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buckfastleigh and Ashburton.
Buckfastleigh
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Buckfastleigh is a market town and civil parish in the Teignbridge district, in Devon, England situated beside the Devon Expressway at the edge of the Dartmoor National Park.
Ashburton
Photo: Mike Crowe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ashburton is a town on the south-southeastern edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England, adjacent to the A38. The town is 20 miles northeast of Plymouth and 17 miles southwest of Exeter.
Poundsgate
Village
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Poundsgate is a small village in Dartmoor, Devon, England, located on the road between Ashburton and Princetown. The postal area of "Poundsgate" is a wide geographical area. Poundsgate is situated 2½ miles northwest of Hembury Castle.
Hembury Castle
- Categories: partial contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: West Buckfastleigh, South Hams District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.50176° or 50° 30′ 6″ northLongitude
-3.79839° or 3° 47′ 54″ westElevation
568 feet (173 metres)Open location code
9C2RG622+PJOpenStreetMap ID
node 5675889897OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noGeoNames ID
6285835Wikidata ID
Q17647594
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