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Camp SE of Okehampton

England
List entry 1003873
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003873
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.9 hectares
Grid reference
SX 60475 94143
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Camp SE of Okehampton is a prehistoric earthwork located on Dartmoor in Devon. The monument comprises a bivallate (double-banked) hill fort with substantial defensive ramparts and ditches, characteristic of Iron Age fortification design. Situated in the upland landscape of south-eastern Dartmoor, the site demonstrates the strategic settlement patterns of Dartmoor's Iron Age communities. The earthwork remains a significant example of prehistoric defensive architecture in the South West, with its well-preserved banks and ditches providing evidence of sustained occupation and territorial control during the Iron Age period.

Camp SE of Okehampton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003873. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Camp SE of Okehampton?

Camp SE of Okehampton is a prehistoric earthwork located on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003873.

Who is responsible for protecting Camp SE of Okehampton?

Camp SE of Okehampton 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 1003873.

What other scheduled monuments are near Camp SE of Okehampton?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tinners' building lying adjacent to the Black Ridge Brook and situated 1540m NNE of Fur Tor (9.7 km), The North Teign coaxial field system (western part) and associated later remains at Shovel Down, Stonetor Hill and Long Ridge (10 km), Stone hut circle 450m north east of Teignhead Farm (10 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Camp SE of Okehampton

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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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Tinners' building lying adjacent to the Black Ridge Brook and situated 1540m NNE of Fur Tor
9.7 km
The North Teign coaxial field system (western part) and associated later remains at Shovel Down, Stonetor Hill and Long Ridge
10 km
Stone hut circle 450m north east of Teignhead Farm
10 km
Round cairn on Long Ridge 800m north east of Teignhead Farm
10.1 km
Blowing mill 260m south east of Teignhead Farm
10.4 km
Enclosure and unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 510m north of Deadlake Foot
10.5 km
Enclosed stone hut circle settlement 260m north of Deadlake Foot
10.7 km
Enclosed stone hut circle settlement 540m east of Doe Tor
10.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Camp SE of Okehampton

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

The wider landscape

Around Camp SE of Okehampton

ExeterRoman town · ~19.5 miles
Domesday entry for Belstone, Devon →
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