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Deserted medieval settlement at Blackaton, 340m and 400m north east of Lower Blackaton is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval agricultural settlement in Devon. The site preserves ridge-and-furrow cultivation patterns and settlement features dating to the medieval period, representing the archaeological evidence of rural habitation and land use characteristic of medieval Devon communities. The survival of these earthworks, situated in the landscape north-east of the modern settlement at Lower Blackaton, provides material evidence for understanding the pattern of medieval settlement distribution and agricultural organisation in the region. Such deserted settlements are typically abandoned following periods of economic decline, disease, or agricultural change during or after the medieval period, and their archaeological remains remain valuable for reconstructing medieval rural life and settlement patterns.
Deserted medieval settlement at Blackaton, 340m and 400m north east of Lower Blackaton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021396. View the official record →
Deserted medieval settlement at Blackaton, 340m and 400m north east of Lower Blackaton is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval agricultural settlement in Devon.
Deserted medieval settlement at Blackaton, 340m and 400m north east of Lower Blackaton 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 1021396.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three stone hut circles 780m SSW of Venford Reservoir dam (7.9 km), Stone hut circle and length of boundary walling 860m south west of Venford Reservoir dam (8 km), Prehistoric fields, settlements and cairn south east of Venford Reservoir forming part of the Dartmeet coaxial field system (8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Deserted medieval settlement at Blackaton, 340m and 400m north east of Lower Blackaton'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 at Blackaton, 340m and 400m north east of Lower Blackaton stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.