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Brightley Barton camp is a prehistoric earthwork monument located in Devon, England. The site is designated as a scheduled ancient monument and appears in the National Heritage List for England under entry 1016205. Like many comparable monuments in the Devon landscape, it represents settlement or defensive activity from the prehistoric period, though detailed archaeological investigation and scholarly consensus regarding its precise dating and function remain limited in the published record. The monument survives as an earthwork feature within the Devon countryside, forming part of the broader archaeological evidence for human occupation and land use in the region during antiquity.
Brightley Barton camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016205. View the official record →
Brightley Barton camp is a prehistoric earthwork monument located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016205.
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.
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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