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Circular enclosure 290m north of Great Parford

England
List entry 1021397
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1021397
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.09 hectares
Grid reference
SX 72876 88751
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Circular enclosure 290m north of Great Parford is a prehistoric earthwork situated in Devon. The monument consists of a circular or near-circular defensive work, likely dating to the Bronze Age or Iron Age period. Such enclosures typically served as settlement sites, stock enclosures, or ritual spaces for their contemporary communities. The surviving earthwork remains visible as an archaeological feature and contributes to understanding of settlement patterns and land use in Devon during prehistory.

Circular enclosure 290m north of Great Parford is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021397. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Circular enclosure 290m north of Great Parford?

Circular enclosure 290m north of Great Parford is a prehistoric earthwork situated in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021397.

Who is responsible for protecting Circular enclosure 290m north of Great Parford?

Circular enclosure 290m north of Great Parford 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 1021397.

What other scheduled monuments are near Circular enclosure 290m north of Great Parford?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Huts and fields on Hayne Down (9 km), Five barrows on Hamel Down (9.1 km), Medieval strip field system, tinworks, part of a prehistoric settlement, a cairn and reave on Challacombe Down (9.6 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

Huts and fields on Hayne Down
9 km
Five barrows on Hamel Down
9.1 km
Medieval strip field system, tinworks, part of a prehistoric settlement, a cairn and reave on Challacombe Down
9.6 km
Deserted medieval settlement at Challacombe
9.8 km
Prehistoric and medieval settlements and their field systems at Hound Tor
9.9 km
Medieval strip fields, tinworks, prehistoric settlements, and a cairn on the lower western slopes of Hamel Down
10 km
Hameldown Beacon barrow
10 km
Ring cairn south west of Hound Tor, 215m east of East Lodge
10.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Circular enclosure 290m north of Great Parford

Circular enclosure 290m north of Great Parford stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Circular enclosure 290m north of Great Parford

ExeterRoman town · ~12 miles
Domesday entry for Parford, Devon →
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