Stanborough
Encyclopedia
Stanborough is the site of an Iron Age
hill fort
near the village of Halwell
, south of Totnes
, Devon
, England
. The fort is situated on a promontory on the western edge of a hill at about 200 metres (656.2 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 the village of Halwell
Halwell
Halwell is a small village located within the South Hams district council area, in Devon, South West England. It is located south of Totnes, and west of Dartmouth....
, south of Totnes
Totnes
Totnes is a market town and civil parish at the head of the estuary of the River Dart in Devon, England within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty...
, 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...
. The fort is situated on a promontory on the western edge of a hill at about 200 metres (656.2 ft) above sea level.