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Enclosure east of Down Tor, 740m north east of Combshead Tor

England
List entry 1019858
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019858
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.24 hectares
Grid reference
SX 59113 69471
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Enclosure east of Down Tor is a prehistoric field system and settlement enclosure located on Dartmoor in Devon. The monument comprises an irregular enclosure formed by a bank and ditch, situated approximately 740 metres north-east of Combshead Tor at an elevation typical of Bronze Age settlement activity on the moor. Dating to the Bronze Age, the site represents evidence of pastoral economy and land management practices during this period, when such enclosed spaces served domestic and agricultural functions. The enclosure forms part of the wider pattern of Bronze Age settlement distribution across Dartmoor, contributing to understanding of prehistoric land use on the high moorland plateau.

Enclosure east of Down Tor, 740m north east of Combshead Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019858. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Enclosure east of Down Tor, 740m north east of Combshead Tor?

Enclosure east of Down Tor is a prehistoric field system and settlement enclosure located on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019858.

Who is responsible for protecting Enclosure east of Down Tor, 740m north east of Combshead Tor?

Enclosure east of Down Tor, 740m north east of Combshead Tor 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 1019858.

What other scheduled monuments are near Enclosure east of Down Tor, 740m north east of Combshead Tor?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hut circle 1000yds (915m) E of Coleland Bridge (9 km), Prehistoric barrow cemetery on Crownhill Down, 900m north of Drakelands Farm (9.8 km), Barrow cemetery on western slope of Crownhill Down (9.9 km).

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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
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LiDAR
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Hut circle 1000yds (915m) E of Coleland Bridge
9 km
Prehistoric barrow cemetery on Crownhill Down, 900m north of Drakelands Farm
9.8 km
Barrow cemetery on western slope of Crownhill Down
9.9 km
Round barrow 950yds (868m) N of Drakeland Corner
10.1 km
Stone alignment and retaining kerb on Burford Down
10.3 km
Agglomerated enclosure with hut circles, south of Lower Piles
10.4 km
Cairn to the west of Tristis Rock, Burford Down
10.4 km
Cairn south-east of Lower Piles
10.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Enclosure east of Down Tor, 740m north east of Combshead Tor

Enclosure east of Down Tor, 740m north east of Combshead Tor stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Enclosure east of Down Tor, 740m north east of Combshead Tor

ExeterRoman town · ~24.9 miles
Domesday entry for Meavy, meavy and Meavy, Devon →
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