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Camp in Smay's Wood is a univallate hillfort situated in Devon. The monument comprises a single defensive rampart enclosing an approximately circular or oval interior, typical of Iron Age hillforts in the Southwest peninsula. The site's earthwork defences remain substantially visible in the landscape, though detailed chronological evidence specific to this particular fort is limited within the published archaeological record. Like comparable hillforts across Devon, it likely dates to the Iron Age period and would have served defensive and possibly administrative functions for Iron Age communities in the region.
Camp in Smay's Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004586. View the official record →
Camp in Smay's Wood is a univallate hillfort situated in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004586.
Camp in Smay's Wood 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 1004586.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Camp S of Birch Ham Wood (1.9 km), Hillfort, Cunnilear or Coneybeare Wood (1.9 km), Camp on Mockham Down (3.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Camp in Smay's Wood's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Camp in Smay's Wood stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.