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Deserted medieval settlement at Challacombe is a series of earthwork remains representing a settlement abandoned during the medieval period, located in Devon. The site comprises platform foundations and field systems that preserve evidence of domestic occupation and agricultural land use characteristic of medieval rural communities. The settlement dates to the medieval period, with the earthworks documenting the layout and scale of habitation before its eventual depopulation. Such deserted settlements are valuable archaeological resources for understanding medieval rural society, economy, and landscape use in the southwest of England.
Deserted medieval settlement at Challacombe is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021395. View the official record →
Deserted medieval settlement at Challacombe is a series of earthwork remains representing a settlement abandoned during the medieval period, located in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021395.
Deserted medieval settlement at Challacombe 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 1021395.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosed prehistoric settlement and round cairn 880m south west of Venford Reservoir dam (9.1 km), Three stone hut circles 780m SSW of Venford Reservoir dam (9.2 km), Stone hut circle and length of boundary walling 860m south west of Venford Reservoir dam (9.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Deserted medieval settlement at Challacombe'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 Challacombe stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.