The Hillforts of Exmoor & Devon
support us at Bandcamp.com: https://forestjunglecollective.bandca... Continuing West, we start off in Somerset & Exmoor, progressing into the North Devon coast & then into East Devon exploring the Hillforts & Iron Age history of the area Catch our guest episode with Alex Iles here: • The Small Sussex Village That Shaped Engli... Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/forestcollec... & Instagram: / forest_archaic_collective References: [1] Wikipedia Contributors (2024). Bat’s Castle. Wikipedia. [2] Lock, Gary and Ralston, Ian. 2024. Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland. Atlas of Hillforts: Black Ball Camp. Available at: https://hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk [3] Historicengland.org.uk. (2025). Bury Castle, Brompton Regis - 1006170 | Historic England. [online] Available at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listin... [Accessed Nov. 2025]. [4] Lock, Gary and Ralston, Ian. 2024. Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland. Atlas of Hillforts: Cow Castle. Available at: https://hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk [5] Lock, Gary and Ralston, Ian. 2024. Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland. Atlas of Hillforts: Hillsborough, Ilfracombe. Available at: https://hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk [6] *Small Correction* Appears info was a little out of date: ' Its deep ditches and steep rampart are challenging to manage - it has been on the At Risk Register for years due to the impact of damaging vegetation, scrub, trees and bracken. With this now cleared and under control, Clovelly Dykes hillfort has been removed. The site, however, remains closed to the public. ' News, I. (2020). More than 70 South West heritage sites added to Historic England’s ‘At Risk’ list. [online] ITV News. Available at: https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/... [7] Todd, M. 1992. The hillfort of Dumpdon, Proc Devon Archaeol Soc, 50,47-52. [8] Papworth, M. (2011). The Search for the Durotriges. History Press (SC). [9] Liddell, D.M. Report on the excavations at Hembury Fort, Proc Devon Archaeol Ex Soc, I (1930), 1-24; I (1931), 90-120, 162-90; II (1935), 135-75. [10] Todd, M. 1985. Excavations at Hembury (Devon) 1980-1983, Antiq J, 64, 251-68.

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