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Camp NE of Berra Tor

England
List entry 1002622
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002622
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.78 hectares
Grid reference
SX 47850 69184
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Camp NE of Berra Tor is a prehistoric hillfort situated on elevated terrain in Devon. The site comprises an Iron Age defensive enclosure defined by earthwork ramparts that would have served both protective and territorial functions for its inhabitants. The fort's strategic positioning exploits the natural topography of the landscape to enhance its defensive capabilities. Such enclosed settlements were characteristic of the later prehistoric period in the southwest of England, representing centres of settlement and control during the Iron Age.

Camp NE of Berra Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002622. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Camp NE of Berra Tor?

Camp NE of Berra Tor is a prehistoric hillfort situated on elevated terrain in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002622.

Who is responsible for protecting Camp NE of Berra Tor?

Camp NE of Berra Tor 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 1002622.

What other scheduled monuments are near Camp NE of Berra Tor?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Buckland Abbey (2.5 km), Gawton arsenic mine and flue (2.6 km), Okeltor 19th century arsenic, copper and tin mine (3.4 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.
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Buckland Abbey
2.5 km
Gawton arsenic mine and flue
2.6 km
Okeltor 19th century arsenic, copper and tin mine
3.4 km
Early-Christian inscribed stone near Uphill
3.9 km
Hilltop enclosure known as Maristow Camp, 240m east of Middle Park House
5.2 km
Bohetherick lime kiln with adjacent quay and ancillary buildings, 140m south east of Cotehele Bridge
5.7 km
Animal pound at The Pound, 620m south of Roborough House
7.3 km
Prehistoric enclosures on Dewerstone Hill, 500m south east of Dewerstone Cottage
8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Camp NE of Berra Tor

Camp NE of Berra Tor stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

Domesday entry for Buckland, Devon →
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