Scheduled MonumentsEnglandAnimal pound and enclosure 220m and 120m south west of High Marks Barn

Animal pound and enclosure 220m and 120m south west of High Marks Barn

England
List entry 1020168
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020168
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.14 hectares
Grid reference
SX 73515 52556, SX 73594 52607
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Animal pound and enclosure 220m and 120m south west of High Marks Barn is a prehistoric or early medieval livestock management structure located in Devon. The monument comprises an animal pound, a circular or oval enclosure designed to contain livestock, situated in association with a secondary enclosure approximately 120 metres distant from the primary structure. The exact dating of the site remains uncertain, though such pounding facilities are characteristic of settlement activity spanning from the Bronze Age through the medieval period. The remains survive as earthwork features within the landscape, representing evidence of the pastoral economy and animal husbandry practices that sustained communities in Devon during the ancient and early medieval periods.

Animal pound and enclosure 220m and 120m south west of High Marks Barn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020168. View the official record →

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What is Animal pound and enclosure 220m and 120m south west of High Marks Barn?

Animal pound and enclosure 220m and 120m south west of High Marks Barn is a prehistoric or early medieval livestock management structure located in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020168.

Who is responsible for protecting Animal pound and enclosure 220m and 120m south west of High Marks Barn?

Animal pound and enclosure 220m and 120m south west of High Marks Barn is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1020168.

What other scheduled monuments are near Animal pound and enclosure 220m and 120m south west of High Marks Barn?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Blackdown Rings prehistoric hillfort and medieval castle (1.7 km), Two ring cairns 330m south east of Coldharbour Cross (2.2 km), Bowl barrow on Churchland Green 350m west of Coldharbour Farm (3.2 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Animal pound and enclosure 220m and 120m south west of High Marks Barn

Animal pound and enclosure 220m and 120m south west of High Marks Barn stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.