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Earthwork enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Church Path Hill Plantation

England
List entry 1002644
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002644
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.8 hectares
Grid reference
SX 93183 88790
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Earthwork enclosure 220 yards northeast of Church Path Hill Plantation is a prehistoric monument located in Devon. The site consists of an enclosed area defined by earthwork banks and ditches, characteristic of Iron Age settlement or defensive structures. Such enclosures in Devon typically date from the later prehistoric period, though without excavation the precise dating and function of this particular example remain uncertain. The monument survives as a topographical feature within the landscape and is recorded as an ancient monument of archaeological interest.

Earthwork enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Church Path Hill Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002644. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Earthwork enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Church Path Hill Plantation?

Earthwork enclosure 220 yards northeast of Church Path Hill Plantation is a prehistoric monument located in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002644.

Who is responsible for protecting Earthwork enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Church Path Hill Plantation?

Earthwork enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Church Path Hill Plantation 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 1002644.

What other scheduled monuments are near Earthwork enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Church Path Hill Plantation?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosures NE of Peamore Cottage (1.1 km), Linear round barrow cemetery at Castle Park, Alphington (1.2 km), Earthwork enclosure S of Blackall's Copse (1.6 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
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.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Enclosures NE of Peamore Cottage
1.1 km
Linear round barrow cemetery at Castle Park, Alphington
1.2 km
Earthwork enclosure S of Blackall's Copse
1.6 km
Medieval bridge and part of a late medieval conduit under Holloway Street
3.3 km
St Loye's Chapel and cross, Rifford Road
3.4 km
Ide Bridge
3.6 km
The medieval Exe Bridge, St Edmund's Church, and medieval tenement remains, lying between the River Exe and Frog Street
3.7 km
Little John's Cross
3.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Earthwork enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Church Path Hill Plantation

Earthwork enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Church Path Hill Plantation stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Earthwork enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Church Path Hill Plantation

ExeterRoman town · ~2.5 miles
Domesday entry for Matford, Devon →
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