Scheduled MonumentsEnglandCamp S of Birch Ham Wood

Camp S of Birch Ham Wood

England
List entry 1002533
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002533
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.54 hectares
Grid reference
SS 64954 35702, SS 64952 35619
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Camp S of Birch Ham Wood is a prehistoric hillfort or enclosed settlement located in Devon. The monument is scheduled as an ancient monument under the designation NHLE 1002533. It represents evidence of Iron Age settlement activity in the region, typical of the defended or enclosed settlements that characterise this period in south-west England. The site's physical remains comprise earthwork defences that have survived to the present day, though the specifics of its layout and condition would be best verified through consultation of the site's formal archaeological record and scheduling documentation.

Camp S of Birch Ham Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002533. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Camp S of Birch Ham Wood?

Camp S of Birch Ham Wood is a prehistoric hillfort or enclosed settlement located in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002533.

Who is responsible for protecting Camp S of Birch Ham Wood?

Camp S of Birch Ham 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 1002533.

What other scheduled monuments are near Camp S of Birch Ham Wood?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Camp on Mockham Down (1.7 km), Camp in Smay's Wood (1.9 km), Round barrow cemetery 450m south west of Tossell's Barton (2 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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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Camp S of Birch Ham Wood

Camp S of Birch Ham Wood stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.