Cadbury Castle (Devon)
Cadbury Castle is an Iron Age Hillfort close to Bickleigh, Devon, England. It was later encamped by the Parliamentarian forces during the English Civil War under Thomas Fairfax when he laid siege to Bickleigh Castle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in Devon, England, UK
- Also known as: “Cadbury Castle”, “Cadbury Castle, Cadbury”, and “Cadbury Castle, Devon”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Michael and All Angels and Fursdon House.
Church of St Michael and All Angels
Church
Photo: nick macneill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Michael and All Angels is situated 1,300 feet southwest of Cadbury Castle (Devon).
Fursdon House
Photo: Rob Purvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fursdon House is situated 3,400 feet southeast of Cadbury Castle (Devon).
Bickleigh Castle
Castle
Photo: Smb1001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bickleigh Castle is a fortified manor house that stands on the banks of the River Exe at Bickleigh in Devon, England. Once considerably larger, Bickleigh now comprises a group of buildings from various periods which together formed a water castle. Bickleigh Castle is situated 1½ miles northeast of Cadbury Castle (Devon).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cadeleigh and Raddon Top.
Cadeleigh
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Cadeleigh is a small village and civil parish in the county of Devon in England. It sits in the hills above the valley of the River Exe and is about 15 km north of Exeter and 6 km southwest of Tiverton. Cadeleigh is situated 1½ miles north of Cadbury Castle (Devon).
Raddon Top
Locality
Raddon Top is the highest point of the Raddon Hills, a small ridge of hills in the Shobrooke area of Mid Devon, England. The summit is at some 235 metres above sea level, making it a significant feature in the surrounding countryside. Raddon Top is situated 2 miles southwest of Cadbury Castle (Devon).
Up Exe
Hamlet
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rewe is a village and civil parish in the county of Devon in England. It lies on the river Culm, 5 miles north of the city of Exeter and 9 miles south of the town of Tiverton. Up Exe is situated 2½ miles southeast of Cadbury Castle (Devon).
Cadbury Castle (Devon)
- Categories: contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Cadbury, Mid Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.83675° or 50° 50′ 12″ northLongitude
-3.5446° or 3° 32′ 41″ westElevation
820 feet (250 metres)Open location code
9C2RRFP4+P5OpenStreetMap ID
node 443394713OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From German to Portuguese—“Cadbury Castle (Devon)” goes by many names.
- German: “Cadbury Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Cadbury”
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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 “Cadbury Castle (Devon)”. Photo: Trotboy, Public domain.