Stanborough
Stanborough is the site of an Iron Age hill fort near the village of Halwell, south of Totnes, Devon, England. The fort is situated on a promontory on the western edge of a hill at about 200 metres above sea level.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Robin Stott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in Devon, England, UK
- Also known as: “Stanborough Camp”, “Stanborough Camp Iron Age hillfort and bowl barrow”, and “Stanborough Motte”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include All Saints Church and Halwell Camp.
All Saints Church
Church
Photo: Ruth Sharville, CC BY-SA 2.0.
All Saints Church is situated 1 mile northwest of Stanborough.
Halwell Camp
Archaeological site
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Halwell Camp is an Iron Age hill fort situated close to the village of Halwell in Devon, England. The fort is situated on a pass between two hilltops to the east of the village at approx 185 metres above sea level. Halwell Camp is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Stanborough.
Old Inn
Pub
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Inn is a pub, which is situated 1 mile north of Stanborough.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kingsbridge and Totnes.
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.
Totnes
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Totnes is a market town in the English Riviera and South Devon region of Devon. The village of Dartington is just outside Totnes, as is Dartington Hall.
Stanborough
- Categories: hillslope fort, bowl barrow, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Halwell and Moreleigh, South Hams District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.35202° or 50° 21′ 7″ northLongitude
-3.72651° or 3° 43′ 35″ westElevation
679 feet (207 metres)Open location code
9C2R972F+R9OpenStreetMap ID
way 150574338OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=embankmentOpenStreetMap feature
natural=tree_row
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Stanborough” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Stanborough Camp”
- Swedish: “Stanborough Camp”
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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 “Stanborough”. Photo: Robin Stott, CC BY-SA 2.0.