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Higher Bury Camp is a hillfort located in Devon, England, dating to the Iron Age period. The monument comprises an enclosure defined by substantial earthwork defences consisting of banks and ditches, characteristic of the fortified settlements constructed across southwestern Britain during the late prehistoric period. The site occupies a defensive position on elevated terrain, typical of hillforts built to command the surrounding landscape and serve functions relating to settlement, storage, and refuge during the Iron Age. Like many such monuments in Devon, Higher Bury Camp represents an important survival of the region's Iron Age settlement hierarchy and defensive strategies.
Higher Bury Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015143. View the official record →
Higher Bury Camp is a hillfort located in Devon, England, dating to the Iron Age period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015143.
Higher Bury 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 1015143.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Posbury camp, Castle Down (1.8 km), Cheriton Cross (3.7 km), Romano-British villa, Downes, near Crediton (6.3 km).
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