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High Peak Camp is a hillfort located in Devon, England. The site dates to the Iron Age and comprises a substantial defensive enclosure defined by banks and ditches positioned on elevated terrain. The camp commands strategic views across the surrounding landscape, a characteristic typical of hillforts constructed during the later prehistoric period for both defensive and territorial purposes. As a scheduled monument, High Peak Camp represents an important example of Iron Age settlement and fortification strategies in the southwest of England.
High Peak Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003887. View the official record →
High Peak Camp is a hillfort located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003887.
High Peak Camp 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 1003887.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 130m south east of St Mary's Church (3 km), Old church (remains of) (3.1 km), Bowl barrow on Colaton Raleigh Common, 770m south of Hawkerland Farm (5.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of High Peak Camp'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.
High Peak Camp stands on Permian claystone, bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is claystone.