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Enclosure in Parsonage Wood is a prehistoric monument located in Devon, consisting of an enclosed area defined by earthwork boundaries. The site dates to the Bronze Age or Iron Age, periods during which such enclosed spaces served various functions including settlement, ritual, or livestock management. The earthwork remains survive as banks and ditches that mark the perimeter of the enclosure, preserving evidence of prehistoric land use and organisation in the Devon landscape. The monument is protected as a scheduled ancient monument, reflecting its archaeological significance for understanding prehistoric settlement patterns in south-western England.
Enclosure in Parsonage Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020341. View the official record →
Enclosure in Parsonage Wood is a prehistoric monument located in Devon, consisting of an enclosed area defined by earthwork boundaries. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020341.
Enclosure in Parsonage Wood 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 1020341.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tavistock Abbey (9.5 km), Inscribed stones in vicarage garden (9.6 km), Cairn and cist on Barn Hill, 840m north east of Moortown Farm (9.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Enclosure in Parsonage Wood'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.
Enclosure in Parsonage Wood stands on Teign Valley Group, bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.