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An Excavation at the Coastal Promontory Fort of Embury Beacon, Devon

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 May 2014

J. S. Jefferies  and
S. Limbrey
J. S. Jefferies
Affiliation:
Department of the Environment, 23 Savile Row, London Wi.
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Summary

An excavation at the Iron Age Promontory Fort at Embury Beacon is described. Most of the work was concentrated on the inner rampart, its entrance and the small remaining portion of the interior, where structures revealed by post holes were associated with Glastonbury style pottery. The outer rampart was also sectioned and areas within the wide intervallum space investigated.

Type
Research Article
Information
Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society , Volume 40 , December 1974 , pp. 136 - 156
Copyright
Copyright © The Prehistoric Society 1974

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