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Camp 325yds (300m) SE of Archerton

England
List entry 1002636
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002636
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.93 hectares
Grid reference
SX 64067 78866
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Camp 325 yards south-east of Archerton is a prehistoric enclosure located in Devon. The monument comprises an approximately circular or oval defensive earthwork defined by a bank and ditch system, characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in the south-west peninsula. The site's precise dating and functional interpretation remain subjects of archaeological study, though its morphological features are consistent with Iron Age occupation and land demarcation practices in Devon. The enclosure represents an important example of the defensive and domestic settlement infrastructure that characterised Iron Age communities in the region.

Camp 325yds (300m) SE of Archerton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002636. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Camp 325yds (300m) SE of Archerton?

Camp 325 yards south-east of Archerton is a prehistoric enclosure located in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002636.

Who is responsible for protecting Camp 325yds (300m) SE of Archerton?

Camp 325yds (300m) SE of Archerton 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 1002636.

What other scheduled monuments are near Camp 325yds (300m) SE of Archerton?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn east of Down Tor, 770m north east of Combshead Tor (10.6 km), Enclosure east of Down Tor, 740m north east of Combshead Tor (10.6 km), Medieval farmstead and field system, post-medieval tinworks, prehistoric settlements and cairns north and west of Gibby Coombe (10.6 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Camp 325yds (300m) SE of Archerton

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Camp 325yds (300m) SE of Archerton's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

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

Round cairn east of Down Tor, 770m north east of Combshead Tor
10.6 km
Enclosure east of Down Tor, 740m north east of Combshead Tor
10.6 km
Medieval farmstead and field system, post-medieval tinworks, prehistoric settlements and cairns north and west of Gibby Coombe
10.6 km
Stone alignment and cairn 830m east of Down Tor
10.9 km
Round cairn and later tin prospecting pits 615m ESE of Down Tor
11 km
A 350m length of reave on Hingston Hill, 470m NNW of Combshead Tor
11 km
Tor cairn 60m south east of Down Tor
11.2 km
Round cairn 100m south of Down Tor
11.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Camp 325yds (300m) SE of Archerton

Camp 325yds (300m) SE of Archerton stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Camp 325yds (300m) SE of Archerton

ExeterRoman town · ~19.3 miles
Domesday entry for Shapley, Devon →
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