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Hillfort in Ten Oaks Wood is a prehistoric hillfort located in Devon, England. The site represents Iron Age fortification, a period during which such earthwork defences were constructed across southern Britain for settlement protection and territorial control. The hillfort is defined by its characteristic bank and ditch earthworks, which remain visible in the landscape despite the passage of time. As a scheduled monument, the site is recognised as significant to the archaeological understanding of Iron Age settlement patterns and defensive architecture in the South West.
Hillfort in Ten Oaks Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016228. View the official record →
Hillfort in Ten Oaks Wood is a prehistoric hillfort located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016228.
Hillfort in Ten Oaks 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 1016228.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Holy well 480m north west of Beaford Mill (2.9 km), Bowl barrow on Beaford Moor, 400m north east of Cupper's Piece (3.2 km), Three bowl barrows 545m east of Cupper's Piece (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hillfort in Ten Oaks 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 in Ten Oaks Wood stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.