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Earthwork E of Buck's Mills

England
List entry 1002527
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002527
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.98 hectares
Grid reference
SS 35888 23491
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Earthwork E of Buck's Mills is a prehistoric linear earthwork situated near Buck's Mills in Devon. The monument consists of a substantial bank and ditch system that forms part of a broader complex of archaeological features in the locality. Dating evidence places the earthwork within the Bronze Age or Iron Age period, though precise chronological attribution remains uncertain without archaeological investigation. The feature represents a significant example of landscape division and land management practices employed during the later prehistoric period in south-west England.

Earthwork E of Buck's Mills is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002527. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Earthwork E of Buck's Mills?

Earthwork E of Buck's Mills is a prehistoric linear earthwork situated near Buck's Mills in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002527.

Who is responsible for protecting Earthwork E of Buck's Mills?

Earthwork E of Buck's Mills 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 1002527.

What other scheduled monuments are near Earthwork E of Buck's Mills?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross socket stone 1.6m south of St Andrew's Church tower (4.6 km), Clovelly Dykes hillfort (4.6 km), Three fishponds at Winslade (5.1 km).

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Overview
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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
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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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Churchyard cross socket stone 1.6m south of St Andrew's Church tower
4.6 km
Clovelly Dykes hillfort
4.6 km
Three fishponds at Winslade
5.1 km
Bowl barrow 70m south west of Higher Narracott
5.6 km
Two bowl barrows one immediately north and one 100m south of Commonmoor Cottage forming part of a round barrow cemetery
6.1 km
Two bowl barrows 600m and 750m west of Wrangworthy cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery
6.2 km
Bowl barrow 130m north of Wrangworthy Cross, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
6.4 km
Four bowl barrows 110m and 360m west of Wrangworthy Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery
6.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Earthwork E of Buck's Mills

Earthwork E of Buck's Mills stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Earthwork E of Buck's Mills

Battle of Stratton 1643Battle (1643) · ~13 miles
Domesday entry for Worthygate, Devon →
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