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.

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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 Moreleigh and Halwell.

Moreleigh

Village

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Moreleigh or Morleigh is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Halwell and Moreleigh, in the South Hams, district, in the county of Devon, England. In 1961 the civil parish had a population of 102.

Halwell

Village

Photo: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Halwell is a village, former parish and former manor, now in the parish of Halwell and Moreleigh, in the South Hams district, in the county of Devon, England.