Cadbury Castle is an Iron Age Hillfort close to

Bickleigh Bickleigh may refer to the following places in Devon, England: * Bickleigh, Mid Devon, a village near Tiverton ** Bickleigh Castle * Bickleigh, South Hams Bickleigh is a small village on the southern edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England. It ha ...

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.Sellman, R. R. ''Aspects of Devon History'', Devon Books 1985 - - Chapter 2; The Iron Age in Devon; map Page 11 of Iron Age hill forts in Devon includes Cadbury Castle It was later encamped by the Parliamentarian forces during the

English Civil War The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Parliamentarians ("Roundheads") and Royalists led by Charles I ("Cavaliers"), mainly over the manner of Kingdom of England, England's governanc ...

under

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when he laid siege to

Bickleigh Castle Bickleigh Castle is a fortified manor house that stands on the banks of the River Exe at Bickleigh in Devon, England. Once considerably larger, Bickleigh now comprises a group of buildings from various periods which together formed a water cast ...

. The site is situated some 250 metres above sea level overlooking a series of valleys and down to the Exe Valley. Clear views are afforded of other

hill forts A hillfort is a type of earthwork used as a fortified refuge or defended settlement, located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage. They are typically European and of the Bronze Age or Iron Age. Some were used in the post- Rom ...

including

Cranmore Castle Cranmore Castle is an Iron Age earthworkR. R. Sellman, ''Aspects of Devon History'' (Devon Books, 1985), p. 11 (map). situated on a hillside above the Devon town of Tiverton in south-west England. Its National Grid reference is SS958118. It ...

Huntsham castle Huntsham Castle, Devon, England is an Iron Age Hill fort A hillfort is a type of earthwork used as a fortified refuge or defended settlement, located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage. They are typically European and ...

, Dolbury,

Stoke Hill Stoke Hill is a large hill rising to the north of Exeter in Devon, England. It is significant as the site of both an Iron Age hill fortR. R. Sellman, ''Aspects of Devon History'' (Devon Books, 1985), p. 11 (map). and a later Roman Roman or Rom ...

, Raddon Top,

Posbury Posbury is an ancient estate in Devon, now a hamlet, situated about 2 miles south-west of Crediton and 2 miles north of Tedburn St Mary and 1 mile west of the small hamlet of Venny Tedburn. Posbury Hill Fort Posbury Hill Fort is an unexcavate ...

and

Cotley Castle Cotley Castle is a large Iron Age Hill fort near Dunchideock in Devon and close to Exeter Exeter () is a city in Devon, South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol. ...

. Access is via a public footpath signposted from Cadbury village.

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