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Hillfort, Cunnilear or Coneybeare Wood is a prehistoric fortified enclosure situated in Devon, England. The site comprises an Iron Age hillfort defined by substantial earthwork defences, featuring ditches and banks characteristic of the period. Its location and defensive characteristics reflect the settlement patterns and territorial organisation of Iron Age communities in south-western Britain. The monument remains an important archaeological witness to prehistoric land use and social structures in Devon.
Hillfort, Cunnilear or Coneybeare Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002511. View the official record →
Hillfort, Cunnilear or Coneybeare Wood is a prehistoric fortified enclosure situated in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002511.
Hillfort, Cunnilear or Coneybeare 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 1002511.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Camp in Smay's Wood (1.9 km), Camp S of Birch Ham Wood (3.8 km), Burridge Hill fort (4.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hillfort, Cunnilear or Coneybeare 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.
Hillfort, Cunnilear or Coneybeare Wood stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.