Berry Castle is a small Iron Age hilltop enclosure (formerly known as a hillfort) which is believed to be about 2600 years old.
This type of ancient monument is rare with around 150 examples recorded in Britain and the majority occurring in North Devon and North Cornwall.
They date to between the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age (eighth – fifth centuries BC) and examples which survive
comparatively well and have potential for the recovery of archaeological remains are believed to be of national importance and are protected in law as Scheduled Monuments. It is illegal to disturb the ground or to damage it in any way.
Berry Castle comprises a stony earth rampart (bank) which was once stone faced, surrounded by a deep outer ditch, which has a small low rampart (bank) along its outer edge, known as a counterscarp. The outer face of the rampart has now partially collapsed into the ditch, almost filling it. The single entrance into the enclosure is situated at the western end.