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Earthwork enclosure on Winsford Hill, 200m south east of Wambarrows

England

List entry 1021274

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1021274

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

0.04 hectares

Grid reference

SS 87789 34204

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Earthwork enclosure on Winsford Hill, 200m south east of Wambarrows is a prehistoric monument of uncertain dating, located on the moorland heights of Exmoor in Somerset. The enclosure comprises an irregular bank and ditch system that encloses an area of grassland, characteristic of settlement or territorial demarcation practices in the Bronze Age or Iron Age periods. Its exact chronology and function remain unresolved by archaeological investigation, though the scale and construction suggest a significant site of regional importance during later prehistory. The monument survives as a visible earthwork feature within the open moorland landscape, forming part of the wider complex of prehistoric and later archaeological remains distributed across Winsford Hill.

Earthwork enclosure on Winsford Hill, 200m south east of Wambarrows is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021274. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Earthwork enclosure on Winsford Hill, 200m south east of Wambarrows?

Earthwork enclosure on Winsford Hill, 200m south east of Wambarrows is a prehistoric monument of uncertain dating, located on the moorland heights of Exmoor in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021274.

Who is responsible for protecting Earthwork enclosure on Winsford Hill, 200m south east of Wambarrows?

Earthwork enclosure on Winsford Hill, 200m south east of Wambarrows 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 1021274.

What other scheduled monuments are near Earthwork enclosure on Winsford Hill, 200m south east of Wambarrows?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tarr Steps (2.3 km), Brewer's Castle (4.5 km), Mounsey Castle and an associated outwork 100m to the north (4.5 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.

Timeline

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

Mounsey Castle and an associated outwork 100m to the north

4.5 km

Two round barrows on West Anstey Common

5.6 km

Round barrow on East Anstey Common

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Earthwork enclosure on Winsford Hill, 200m south east of Wambarrows

Earthwork enclosure on Winsford Hill, 200m south east of Wambarrows stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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