Berry Castle
Berry Castle is an Iron Age Hill fort in the civil parish of Huntshaw, close to Weare Giffard in Devon, England, to the north of Great Torrington.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Iron Age hill fort in Devon, England
- Also known as: “Berry Castle, Huntshaw” and “Berry Castle, Weare Giffard”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Mary Magdalene and Church of the Holy Trinity.
Church of St Mary Magdalene
Church
Photo: Peter Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Mary Magdalene is situated 1 mile northeast of Berry Castle.
Church of the Holy Trinity
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Church of the Holy Trinity is situated 1½ miles west of Berry Castle.
St Michael and All Angels, Great Torrington
Church
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of St Michael and All Angels is a Church of England parish church in Great Torrington, Devon. It has been a Grade II* listed building since 1951. St Michael and All Angels, Great Torrington is situated 2 miles south of Berry Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beam, Great Torrington and Taddiport.
Beam, Great Torrington
Locality
Beam is an historic estate in the parish of Great Torrington, Devon, England. Beam House is situated about 1 1/2 miles north-west and downstream of that town, on the right-bank of the River Torridge. Beam, Great Torrington is situated 1½ miles southwest of Berry Castle.
Taddiport
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Taddiport is a hamlet in North Devon, England, near Great Torrington. The name is believed to derive from toad, a place where toads were found. In the Middle Ages it was a leper colony. Taddiport is situated 2½ miles south of Berry Castle.
Alverdiscott
Village
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alverdiscott is a village, civil parish, former manor and former ecclesiastical parish in the Torridge district of Devon, England, centred 5.5 miles south-south-west of Barnstaple. Alverdiscott is situated 2½ miles northeast of Berry Castle.
Berry Castle
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Huntshaw, Torridge District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.98025° or 50° 58′ 49″ northLongitude
-4.14524° or 4° 8′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C2QXVJ3+4WOpenStreetMap ID
way 32242868OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=earthworkWikidata ID
Q4894778
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