Milber_Down

Milber Down

Milber Down

Iron Age hill fort in Devon, England

50.514°N 3.564°W / 50.514; -3.564 Milber Down is an Iron Age hill fort on the hill above the suburb of Milber, Newton Abbot in Devon, England. The fort is situated on the north-western slope of Milber Down at about 110 metres above sea level,[1] and is bisected by the minor ridge road that leads to Barton, Torquay. One Iron Age artefact discovered there was a figurine of a stag.[2]

View from Milber Down

References

  1. [1]
    Sellman, R.R. (1985). "The Iron Age in Devon (ch.2)". Aspects of Devon History. Exeter: Devon Books. pp. 11 (Map of Iron Age hill forts in Devon, including Milber). ISBN 0-86114-756-1.
  2. [2]
    Miranda Aldhouse-Green. Animals in Celtic life and myth. ISBN 978-0-415-18588-2


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