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Hillfort 400m north west of Woodhouse is an Iron Age fortified settlement located in Devon, England. The site comprises a univallate hillfort, defended by a single bank and ditch, characteristic of Iron Age defensive architecture in the South West. Its precise chronology within the Iron Age period remains subject to archaeological interpretation, though such fortifications typically date from the later prehistoric period, roughly between the 8th and 1st centuries BC. The earthwork survives as a substantial archaeological monument preserving evidence of Iron Age settlement patterns and defensive strategies in the Devon landscape.
Hillfort 400m north west of Woodhouse is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015463. View the official record →
Hillfort 400m north west of Woodhouse is an Iron Age fortified settlement located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015463.
Hillfort 400m north west of Woodhouse 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 1015463.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross 20m south of Romansleigh church (2.4 km), Two bowl barrows 550m north of Challacombe Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horridge Moor (6.1 km), Bowl barrow 590m north west of Challacombe Cross, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horridge Moor (6.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hillfort 400m north west of Woodhouse'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.
Hillfort 400m north west of Woodhouse stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.