Clovelly Dykes

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Clovelly Dykes' is the name of an Iron Age hill fort or earthwork near Clovelly in Devon, situated on the high plateau behind the coast at approx 210 Metres above Sea Level, it is one of the largest and most impressive Early Iron Age hill-forts in Devon. It is a complex series of earthworks covering more than twenty acres.[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 Clovelly Dykes.