Berry’s Wood

Berry's Wood is an Iron Age hill fort situated close to Newton Abbot in Devon, England. The fort is situated at about 75 metres above sea level on a commanding promontory above the River Lemon with views down the Teign Estuary.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: iron Age hill fort in south Devon, England, UK
Also known as: “Berry Down”, “Berry’s Wood earthwork”, “Berry’s Wood Hillfort”, and “The Warren”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bradley and Alexandra Theatre.

Bradley

Photo: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bradley is a medieval manor house in Newton Abbot, Devon, England. It is set amongst woodland and meadows in the valley of the River Lemon about a half mile to the west of the main town. The house is now in the ownership of the National Trust. Bradley is situated 970 feet southeast of Berry’s Wood.

Alexandra Theatre

Movie theater

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Alexandra Theatre is an entertainment complex in Market Street, Newton Abbot, Devon, England. The structure, which was commissioned as a corn exchange and is currently used as a cinema, is a Grade II listed building. Alexandra Theatre is situated 4,100 feet east of Berry’s Wood.

St Leonard’s Tower, Newton Abbot

St Leonard's Tower, Newton Abbot, popularly known as The Clock Tower, is a Grade II* listed building in Newton Abbot. It was constructed in the 15th-century as part of a Gothic-style church and was the site of William III's first proclamation in England. St Leonard’s Tower, Newton Abbot is situated 3,800 feet east of Berry’s Wood.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Highweek and Wolborough.

Highweek

Village

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Highweek, less commonly called Highweek Village is an ecclesiastical parish, former manor and village, now a suburb of Newton Abbot, but still retaining its village identity, in the civil parish of Newton Abbot, in the Teignbridge district, in the county of Devon, England.

Wolborough

Neighborhood

Photo: Linda Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wolborough is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Newton Abbot, in the Teignbridge district, in the county of Devon, England. Today the village forms a southern suburb of the town of Newton Abbot.

East Ogwell

Village

Photo: Gwen and James Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

East Ogwell is a village 15 miles south of Exeter, in the civil parish of Ogwell, in the Teignbridge district, in the county of Devon, England. In 2018 it had an estimated population of 855.

Berry’s Wood

Categories: partial contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Newton Abbot, Teignbridge District, English Riviera and South Devon, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.52794° or 50° 31′ 41″ north

Longitude

-3.62902° or 3° 37′ 45″ west

Open location code

9C2RG9HC+59

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5152188348

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q4894747

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