Best of South West England

The 20 best hill forts in South West England

Our curated top 20 hill forts in South West England, ranked by quality rating, image richness and content depth. For the complete list of 96 hill forts see the full hill forts index for South West England.

1. 1

   Bartinney Castle

   

   Bartinney Castle — Iron Age enclosure in Cornwall, England, UK.

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2. 2

   Nine Stones

   

   Nine Stones — Bronze Age stone circle near Winterbourne Abbas, Dorset, England, United Kingdom.

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3. 3

   Ballowall Barrow

   

   Ballowall Barrow — archaeological site in St Just, Cornwall, England, UK.

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4. 4

   Okehampton Castle

   Devon

   

   Okehampton Castle — motte and bailey castle with associated earthworks north of the West Okement River.

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5. 5

   Sweet Track

   

   Sweet Track — ancient causeway in the Somerset Levels, England.

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6. 6

   Glastonbury Lake Village

   

   Glastonbury Lake Village — former Iron Age village in Somerset, England, UK.

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7. 7

   Cambria Farm

   

   Cambria Farm — historic site in Somerset, England.

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8. 8

   Drizzlecombe

   Devon

   

   Drizzlecombe — area in Dartmoor of archaeological significance.

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9. 9

   Cadbury Castle

   

   Cadbury Castle — hillfort in Somerset, England, UK.

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10. 10

    Penhallam

    

    Penhallam is the site of a fortified manor house near Jacobstow in Cornwall, England. There was probably an earlier, 11th-century ringwork castle on the site, constructed by Tryold or his son, Richard

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    Boscawen-Un

    

    Boscawen-Un — stone circle in Cornwall.

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12. 12

    Priddy Nine Barrows and Ashen Hill Barrow Cemeteries

    

    Priddy Nine Barrows and Ashen Hill Barrow Cemeteries — archaeological site in Somerset, United Kingdom.

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13. 13

    King's Castle

    

    King's Castle — Iron Age enclosed hilltop settlement in Somerset, England, UK.

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14. 14

    Carn Euny

    

    Carn Euny — archaeological site near Sancreed, Cornwall, England.

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15. 15

    Spinsters' Rock

    Devon

    

    Spinsters' Rock is a hill fort in the United Kingdom.

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16. 16

    Logan Rock

    

    Logan Rock — rocking stone near Treen in Cornwall, England, UK.

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17. 17

    Eylesbarrow mine

    

    Eylesbarrow mine — tin mine on Dartmoor, Devon, England, UK.

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18. 18

    Jay's Grave

    Devon

    

    Jay's Grave — archaeological site in Manaton, Teignbridge, England, UK.

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19. 19

    Moridunum

    Devon

    

    Moridunum — Roman settlement at what is now Axminster in England.

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    Longforth Farm

    

    Longforth Farm — archaeological site in Wellington, Somerset West and Taunton, England, UK.

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