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Wooston Castle

Devon building and structure stubsHill forts in DevonMoretonhampsteadUnited Kingdom archaeology stubs
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Wooston Castle is an Iron Age Hill fort situated on the edge of a hill overlooking the Teign Valley in Devon some 200 metres above sea level, only 3 km south and east of Prestonbury Castle and 5 km east of Cranbrook Castle.

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Wooston Castle
Scotley Bridge, Teignbridge Dunsford

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Wooston Castle (Fort)

Scotley Bridge
EX6 6QB Teignbridge, Dunsford
England, United Kingdom
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