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Hillfort on Brent Hill

8 ha

📷 Guy Wareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

50.44061, -3.82750

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About Hillfort on Brent Hill

Brent Hill is the site of an Iron Age hill fort situated close to South Brent in Devon, England. The fort occupies the top of Brent Hill at approx 311 metres (1,020 ft) above Sea Level.

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Speckled Bush-cricket, Garden Chafer +16 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Speckled Bush-cricket, Garden Chafer +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Abbot's WayWalking route
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
Buckfastleigh to Totnes TrailWalking route
Named routeRef BTTRegional walking route
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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
NCN272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Forder LaneCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route329 m
Named routeRef 272Length 329 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km
Named routeRef 2Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Brent Hill hillfort

📷 Guy Wareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Brent Hill hillfort

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Sanderspool Cross Recreation AreaUrban park1.8 km→🌱South Brent AllotmentsUrban park1.4 km→⛪St Petrock's ChurchReligious grounds1.6 km→⛪St Dunstan's Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→✦Hut circles and two enclosures on Dean Moor, near River AvonHistoric site4.9 km→✦SettlementsHistoric site5 km→

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