Berry’s Wood Hill Fort
Posted: May 18, 2012 Filed under: Berry's Wood, Berry's Woods, Bradley Manor House, Census, Devon, Domesday Survey, Early, England, Forts, Highweek, Hill Fort, Newton Abbot, Places Nearby, Population, River Lemon, Wolborough, Woods | Tags: 1086, Berry, Berry Wood, Berry's Wood, Bradley Manor House, Community Life, Ditch, Domesday Survey, Entrance, Highweek, Hill, Hill Fort, Huts, Limestone, Monuments, Multiple Enclosures, Newton Abbot, Postern, Rampart, River Lemon, Shelters, Single Enclosure, Walls, Wolborough, Wood Leave a commentThere is evidence of community life in Newton Abbot before the Domesday Survey in 1086 in the form of three monuments, and perhaps back as far as 7th century BC, or before in two hill forts, arranged in a single enclosure and multiple enclosures. One hill fort structure in Berry’s Wood, North of Bradley Manor House, consists of a single rampart of limestone and ditch, with the main entrance at the South East end and a postern at the North West end, covering 11 acres, including indications of huts, walls and shelters. Wolborough lies to the South and Highweek to the north and is in close proximity to the River Lemon.
Hill Fort, Berry’s Wood, Newton Abbot, Devon
Newton Abbot, Devon 
You must be logged in to post a comment.