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Brightley Barton camp

England
List entry 1016205
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016205
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.31 hectares
Grid reference
SS 61248 22911
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Brightley Barton camp is a prehistoric earthwork located in Devon, England. The site consists of a substantial enclosure defined by banks and ditches characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in south-western Britain. Its positioning and structural form indicate use during the later prehistoric period, likely serving as a defended settlement or gathering place for the local community. The monument remains an important archaeological record of Iron Age occupation and land use in Devon, contributing to broader understanding of prehistoric settlement hierarchies and defensive strategies in the region.

Brightley Barton camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016205. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Brightley Barton camp?

Brightley Barton camp is a prehistoric earthwork located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016205.

Who is responsible for protecting Brightley Barton camp?

Brightley Barton camp 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 1016205.

What other scheduled monuments are near Brightley Barton camp?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Brightley Barton moated site (0.2 km), Wayside cross known as Eastacott Cross or the Stonen Hammer (1.2 km), Churchyard cross 20m south of Chittlehampton church (3.5 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.
Timeline
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

Brightley Barton moated site
0.2 km
Wayside cross known as Eastacott Cross or the Stonen Hammer
1.2 km
Churchyard cross 20m south of Chittlehampton church
3.5 km
Wayside cross known as Hudscott Cross at Winson Cross
3.8 km
Churchyard cross 6m south of Satterleigh church
5.6 km
Two bowl barrows at Moorland Gate
6.6 km
Four bowl barrows on Burrington Moor lying 210m south west of Burrington Moor Cross
6.8 km
Hillfort in Ten Oaks Wood
7.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Brightley Barton camp

Brightley Barton camp stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

Domesday entry for Umberleigh, Devon →
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