Prestonbury Castle, Dartmoor National Park

Name: Prestonbury Castle
Address: Dartmoor National Park, United Kingdom

#31 among attractions in Dartmoor National Park

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Prestonbury Castle is an Iron Age Hill fort on the north east edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England. Situated on a massive hilltop some 240 metres above sea level overlooking the Teign Valley, it is located near two other hill forts both of which lie about 2 km away. ()

Coordinates: 50°41'46"N, 3°46'33"W

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Prestonbury Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Drewe Arms, Fingle Bridge, Cranbrook Castle, Two Moors Way.

0.8 miNW
Nightlife
The Drewe Arms, Drewsteignton
22 min walk • The Drewe Arms is a Grade II* listed public house on the north side of The Square in Drewsteignton, Devon. Built in the 17th century, the building was modernised in the late 19th century. There may have been a public house at the site in the 16th century.
~1090 ftW
Bars and clubs, Nightlife, Bridge
Fingle Bridge, Exeter
6 min walk • Fingle Bridge is a 17th-century stone arch bridge carrying an unclassified road over the River Teign near Drewsteignton, within Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England.
0.8 miSW
Forts and castles
Cranbrook Castle, Dartmoor National Park
22 min walk • Cranbrook Castle is an Iron Age Hill fort occupying a commanding hilltop just to the south of and overlooking the Teign valley in Devon. It is 337 metres above sea level and 2 km south and slightly west of Prestonbury castle, 3 km west of Wooston Castle.
0.9 miNW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Two Moors Way, Drewsteignton
23 min walk • The Two Moors Way is a long-distance trail in Devon, UK, first established in 1976. It links Dartmoor and Exmoor and has been extended to become a Devon Coast-to-Coast trail.
1.1 miE
Forts and castles
Wooston Castle, Dartmoor National Park
30 min walk • 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.