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Enclosure SW of Hingston Rocks is a prehistoric earthwork monument located in Devon. The site comprises an enclosed area defined by banks and ditches, characteristic of Bronze Age or Iron Age settlement patterns in the South West of England. Such enclosures typically served defensive, agricultural, or ceremonial functions within their contemporary communities. The monument survives as an upstanding archaeological feature that contributes to understanding prehistoric land use and settlement hierarchies in the Devon landscape.
Enclosure SW of Hingston Rocks is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002496. View the official record →
Enclosure SW of Hingston Rocks is a prehistoric earthwork monument located in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002496.
Enclosure SW of Hingston Rocks 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 1002496.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Haytor granite tramway (8.1 km), Settlement W of Holwell Tor (8.3 km), Hut circles E of the Saddle Tor (9.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Enclosure SW of Hingston Rocks'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 SW of Hingston Rocks stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.