Holne Chase Castle

Holne Chase Castle is an Iron Age hill fort situated close to Buckland-in-the-Moor in Devon, England. The fort is situated on a promontory on the northern slopes of Holne Chase in Chase Wood at approx 150 metres above sea level overlooking the River Dart.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: hillfort in Devon, England, UK
Also known as: “Holne Chase Iron Age Hillfort”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Peter and Little Brook.

Church of St Peter

Church

Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Peter is situated 4,200 feet north of Holne Chase Castle.

Little Brook

Building

Photo: Michael Dibb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Little Brook is a building, which is situated 3,500 feet north of Holne Chase Castle.

Church of St John the Baptist

Church

Photo: Hanton01, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Church of St John the Baptist is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Holne Chase Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buckland-in-the-Moor and Poundsgate.

Buckland-in-the-Moor

Village

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Buckland in the Moor is a village and civil parish in the Teignbridge district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 94.

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.

Leusdon

Hamlet

Photo: Sarah Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Leusdon is a parish in the southern part of Dartmoor in the county of Devon. It is situated about one kilometer to the north of the village of Poundsgate.

Holne Chase Castle

Categories: contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Holne, South Hams District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.53298° or 50° 31′ 59″ north

Longitude

-3.80116° or 3° 48′ 4″ west

Open location code

9C2RG5MX+5G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 193772324

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=embankment

Wikidata ID

Q5883840

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In Other Languages

“Holne Chase Castle” goes by many names.

Portuguese: “Castelo de Holne Chase”

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Highlights include Washing Machine Rapid and Auswell Wood.

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