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Earthwork enclosure S of Blackall's Copse is an Iron Age defensive settlement located in Devon. The monument consists of a sub-rectangular enclosure formed by substantial banks and ditches, characteristic of Iron Age hillfort or settlement construction in the south-west of England. The site dates to the Iron Age period, reflecting the defensive and domestic practices of pre-Roman British communities in Devon. The earthwork remains visible as a landscape feature demonstrating the settlement patterns and fortification strategies employed during this archaeologically significant period.
Earthwork enclosure S of Blackall's Copse is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004579. View the official record →
Earthwork enclosure S of Blackall's Copse is an Iron Age defensive settlement located in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004579.
Earthwork enclosure S of Blackall's Copse 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 1004579.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earthwork enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Church Path Hill Plantation (1.6 km), Enclosures NE of Peamore Cottage (1.6 km), Linear round barrow cemetery at Castle Park, Alphington (2.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Earthwork enclosure S of Blackall's Copse'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.
Earthwork enclosure S of Blackall's Copse stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.