Deserted medieval settlement 750m south of White Hill summit

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History & significance

Deserted medieval settlement 750m south of White Hill summit is a dispersed settlement site located in Devon, England, dating from the medieval period. The site comprises the remains of dwellings and associated agricultural features typical of rural medieval communities, now visible as earthworks and surface scatters across the landscape. Such settlements provide important archaeological evidence for understanding medieval land use, settlement patterns, and the organization of rural society in the South West during the medieval centuries. The site's abandonment and subsequent survival as earthworks makes it a valuable record of medieval settlement desertion, a phenomenon that affected numerous communities across Devon and England during periods of economic and social change.

Deserted medieval settlement 750m south of White Hill summit is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007665. View the official record →

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