Clovelly Dykes

Clovelly Dykes is an Iron Age hill fort or earthwork near Clovelly, Devon, England. Situated on the high plateau behind the coast at approx 210 metres above sea level, it is one of the largest and most impressive Early Iron Age hill-forts in Devon.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: Iron Age hill fort in Devon, England
Also known as: “Clovelly Dykes hillfort”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Milky Way and St Peter’s Chapel.

The Milky Way

Theme park

The Milky Way Adventure Park is an amusement park in North Devon. It was named as Devon's Large Attraction of the Year by Visit Devon in 2023/24 and as one of the UK's best amusement parks by Trip Advisor every year since 2015 in their Travellers Choice Awards. The Milky Way is situated 1 mile east of Clovelly Dykes.

St Peter’s Chapel

Church

Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St Peter’s Chapel is a church, which is situated 1 mile northeast of Clovelly Dykes.

Church of All Saints, Clovelly

Church

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of All Saints, Clovelly is situated 1 mile north of Clovelly Dykes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bucks Mills and Hartland.

Bucks Mills

Village

Photo: Rodw, Public domain.

Bucks Mills is a small English village within the parish of Woolfardisworthy on the north coast of Devon. It was anciently the mill of the manor of Bucks, anciently Bokish, Buckish, Bochewis etc, listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Bochewis. Bucks Mills is situated 2½ miles east of Clovelly Dykes.

Hartland

Village

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The village of Hartland, whose parish incorporates the hamlet of Stoke to the west and the village of Meddon in the south, is the most north-westerly settlement in the county of Devon, England. Hartland is situated 3½ miles west of Clovelly Dykes.

Tosberry

Hamlet

Photo: Someski, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tosberry is a hamlet in the parish of Hartland, Devon, England, United Kingdom. It is situated 2.6 miles South of Hartland; the parish village, 14.3 miles West of its post town Bideford, and 12.7 miles North of the nearest town Bude in Cornwall. Tosberry is situated 3½ miles southwest of Clovelly Dykes.

Clovelly Dykes

Categories: multiple enclosure hillfort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Clovelly, Torridge District, North Devon, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.98601° or 50° 59′ 10″ north

Longitude

-4.40753° or 4° 24′ 27″ west

Open location code

9C2QXHPR+CX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 95258691

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q5135846

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Clovelly Lakes and Parish Hall Park.

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