Prestonbury Castle
Prestonbury Castle is an Iron Age Hill fort on the north east edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England. Situated on a massive hilltop some 240 metres above sea level overlooking the Teign Valley, it is located near two other hill forts both of which lie about 2 km away.Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in Devon, England, UK
- Also known as: “Prestonbury Castle (fort)” and “Prestonbury Castle (hillfort)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fingle Bridge Inn and Church of the Holy Trinity.
Fingle Bridge Inn
Pub
Fingle Bridge Inn is a pub, which is situated 1,100 feet west of Prestonbury Castle.
Church of the Holy Trinity
Church
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of the Holy Trinity is situated 1 mile northwest of Prestonbury Castle.
The Old Inn
Restaurant
The Old Inn is a restaurant, which is situated 1 mile northwest of Prestonbury Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crockernwell and Moretonhampstead.
Crockernwell
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crockernwell is a small village with a Methodist church. It is located 2 miles west of Cheriton Bishop and 12 miles west of Exeter, Devon, England.
Moretonhampstead
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Moretonhampstead is a town of 1,700 people in Dartmoor, in the English county of Devon within Dartmoor National Park. Its position makes it a base to explore Dartmoor and Devon.
Chagford
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chagford is a market town and civil parish on the north-east edge of Dartmoor, in Devon, England, close to the River Teign and the A382, 4 miles west of Moretonhampstead.
Prestonbury Castle
- Categories: contour fort, multiple enclosure hillfort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Drewsteignton, West Devon District, Dartmoor, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.69614° or 50° 41′ 46″ northLongitude
-3.77601° or 3° 46′ 34″ westOpen location code
9C2RM6WF+FHOpenStreetMap ID
way 231011842OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=embankmentWikidata ID
Q7242038
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Satellite Map
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fingle Mill (est 1790) and Broadmoor Common.
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