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Deserted medieval settlement 750m south of White Hill summit is a scheduled ancient monument in Devon comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval village. The site preserves ridge-and-furrow field patterns and the foundations of domestic structures, indicative of settlement activity during the medieval period, likely from the 12th to 16th centuries. The abandonment of such settlements across Devon reflects broader patterns of demographic and economic change during the later medieval and early modern periods. The earthworks survive as low banks and shallow depressions in the landscape, providing archaeological evidence for rural settlement patterns in the upland regions of Devon.
Deserted medieval settlement 750m south of White Hill summit is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007665. View the official record →
Deserted medieval settlement 750m south of White Hill summit is a scheduled ancient monument in Devon comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval village.
Deserted medieval settlement 750m south of White Hill summit 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 1007665.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Windy Post: a wayside cross on open moorland 1.8km north of Sampford Spiney village (8.8 km), Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 200m west of Yellowmeade Farm (9.4 km), Two stone hut circles and a length of walling 240m south west of Yellowmeade Farm (9.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Deserted medieval settlement 750m south of White Hill summit'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.
Deserted medieval settlement 750m south of White Hill summit stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.