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Summit in England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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50.809°N 3.549°W / 50.809; -3.549

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View of Raddon Top from Cadbury Castle

Raddon Top is the highest point of the Raddon Hills, a small ridge of hills in the Shobrooke area of Mid Devon, England. The summit is at some 235 metres (770 ft) above sea level,[1] making it a significant feature in the surrounding countryside.[2]

There is an unclassified road that traverses the hill which is the main route from the village of Cheriton Fitzpaine to Exeter.

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Archaeological site

There were once earthworks on the summit, but by the 16th century these had almost been ploughed away.[3] Archaeological excavations in 1994 revealed remains of an Early Iron Age palisaded enclosure and an Iron Age hillfort with timber ramparts. The same excavations also uncovered a much earlier Neolithic causewayed enclosure.[4]

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