Hawkesdown Hill

Hillfort
SY263914

Also known as:

Hawkesdown Camp

Nearest town:

Seaton (3km WSW)

OS reference:

SY263914

OS sheets:

192, 193

Latitude:

50° 43' 0.99 N

Longitude:

3° 2' 38.71 W

Added to TMA by

phil

Images (2)
Folklore (1)

Images

Image of Hawkesdown Hill (Hillfort) by juamei

Open Source Environment agency LIDAR

Image credit: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015.

juamei Jan 28, 2016

Image of Hawkesdown Hill (Hillfort) by formicaant

Hawkesdown hill viewed from the ridge of Musbury hill, looking south.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 12/09/2007.

formicaant Sep 14, 2007

Articles

Hawkesdown Hill

Hillfort

phil Jan 12, 2002

Hawkesdown hillfort is haunted by a warrior and a fire-breathing dog!
Steven Shipp, ‘East Devon hillforts’, Wisht Maen 4: 17-18 (1995)

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