Hawkesdown Hill
Hawkesdown Hill, also known as Hawkesdown Camp, is an Iron Age Hill fort close to Axmouth in Devon. It is situated on a prominent hillside above the Axe Estuary and is approximately 130 metres above sea level.Photo: Katy Walters, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in Devon, England, UK
- Also known as: “Hawkesdown Camp”, “Hawkesdown Camp and associated outwork”, “Hawkesdown Hill Camp”, “Hawksdown Camp”, “Hawksdown Hill Camp”, “Hocksdon Castle”, and “Oxendon Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Axmouth Village Hall and Church of St Michael.
Axmouth Village Hall
Community center
Photo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Axmouth Village Hall is a community center, which is situated 2,300 feet southwest of Hawkesdown Hill.
Church of St Michael
Church
Photo: UKgeofan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church of St Michael is situated 2,400 feet southwest of Hawkesdown Hill.
Ship Inn
Pub
Photo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ship Inn is a pub, which is situated 1,900 feet southwest of Hawkesdown Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Axmouth and Colyford.
Axmouth
Village
Photo: Pam Goodey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Axmouth is a village, civil parish and former manor in the East Devon district of Devon, England, near the mouth of the River Axe. The village itself is about 1 mile inland, on the east bank of the Axe estuary.
Colyford
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Colyford is a village and civil parish in the East Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. It is situated midway between Lyme Regis and Sidmouth on the A3052 road.
Seaton
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Seaton is a seaside town, fishing harbour and civil parish in East Devon on the south coast of England, between Axmouth and Beer. It faces onto Lyme Bay and is on the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site.
Hawkesdown Hill
- Categories: partial contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Axmouth, East Devon, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.71761° or 50° 43′ 3″ northLongitude
-3.04558° or 3° 2′ 44″ westOpen location code
9C2RPX93+2QOpenStreetMap ID
way 43127886OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q5685046
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In Other Languages
“Hawkesdown Hill” goes by many names.
- Tagalog: “Burol Hawkesdown”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Old Vicarage and Harbour Inn.
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