Sidbury Castle
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Sidbury Castle is a substantial Iron Age
hill fort
near Sidbury
in Devon
, England
. It occupies a large hilltop overlooking the town and the River Sid
at approximately 185 metres (607 ft) above sea level.
British Iron Age
The British Iron Age is a conventional name used in the archaeology of Great Britain, referring to the prehistoric and protohistoric phases of the Iron-Age culture of the main island and the smaller islands, typically excluding prehistoric Ireland, and which had an independent Iron Age culture of...
hill fort
Hill fort
A hill fort is a type of earthworks used as a fortified refuge or defended settlement, located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage. They are typically European and of the Bronze and Iron Ages. Some were used in the post-Roman period...
near Sidbury
Sidbury
Sidbury is a village north of Sidmouth on the A375 road in East Devon, England.It is situated on the River Sid, which rises at Ottery St Mary and runs for to Lyme Bay at Sidmouth...
in Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It occupies a large hilltop overlooking the town and the River Sid
River Sid
The River Sid is a minor river in East Devon. It flows for 10.5 kilometres southwards from a source in Crowpits Covert at a height of 206 metres above sea level...
at approximately 185 metres (607 ft) above sea level.