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Boringdon Camp hillfort and associated remains

England
List entry 1019946
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019946
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
6.75 hectares
Grid reference
SX 54346 59668
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Boringdon Camp is a hillfort located in Devon, England, situated on elevated terrain that commands views across the surrounding landscape. The monument comprises defensive earthworks characteristic of Iron Age fortifications, with evidence of substantial ramparts and ditches that would have served both defensive and territorial functions. The site reflects the settlement patterns and social organization of Iron Age communities in the South West, representing an important example of regional prehistoric fortification. The earthworks remain substantially visible in the modern landscape, preserving physical evidence of Iron Age occupation and the strategic significance afforded by its topographical location.

Boringdon Camp hillfort and associated remains is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019946. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Boringdon Camp hillfort and associated remains?

Boringdon Camp is a hillfort located in Devon, England, situated on elevated terrain that commands views across the surrounding landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019946.

Who is responsible for protecting Boringdon Camp hillfort and associated remains?

Boringdon Camp hillfort and associated remains 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 1019946.

What other scheduled monuments are near Boringdon Camp hillfort and associated remains?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross in grounds of Stentaway House, Billacombe (6.5 km), Round barrow on Burrow Hill (7.5 km), Worth's Cattedown Bone Cave 150m north of Cattedown Wharves (7.8 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Cross in grounds of Stentaway House, Billacombe
6.5 km
Round barrow on Burrow Hill
7.5 km
Worth's Cattedown Bone Cave 150m north of Cattedown Wharves
7.8 km
Plymouth Castle (remains of)
8.3 km
Fort Stamford
8.5 km
Mount Batten: prehistoric and Romano-British settlement
8.5 km
The Royal Citadel mid 17th century bastioned artillery defence, incorporating late 16th century artillery fort and 18th century statue, on the Hoe
8.5 km
Mount Batten: 17th century artillery tower, Civil War breastwork, and World War II remains
8.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Boringdon Camp hillfort and associated remains

Boringdon Camp hillfort and associated remains stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

Domesday entry for Brixton, Devon →
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