Hembury

The fort is situated on a south facing promontory at the end of a 240m high ridge in the Blackdown Hills.

It lies to the north of and overlooking the River Otter valley and this location was probably chosen to give good views of the surrounding countryside as well as for defensive reasons.

Other evidence of neolithic occupation included pottery, flints, axes, querns and charred grain.

[7] Hembury ware pottery was generally characterised by round bottomed bowls with lug handles.

[8] Several pieces of Hembury ware Gabbro pottery are on display in the Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter, Devon.

The development of Hembury from late Bronze Age/early Iron Age to the late Iron Age [ 1 ]
3D view of the digital terrain model