Castle Head, Devon

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Castle Head is an Iron Age Hill fort occupying a commanding position on a promontory at the neck of a bow in the River Tamar on the Devon side close to Milton Abbott. The fort is situated approx 100 Metres above Sea Level, there is another earthwork due South lower on the promontory at approx 50 Metres above Sea Level, and others on the Cornwall side of the river.^[1]

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1. ^ R.R.Sellman; Aspects of Devon History, Devon Books 1985 - ISBN 0861147561 - Chapter 2; The Iron Age in Devon. Map Page 11 of Iron Age hill forts in Devon includes Castle Head.