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Hillfort on Brent Hill

England
List entry 1002662
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002662
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
7.98 hectares
Grid reference
SX 70344 61724
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Hillfort on Brent Hill is an Iron Age defensive earthwork located in Devon, England. The site comprises a univallate hillfort, defined by a single ditch and rampart system, positioned to command views across the surrounding landscape. Dating to the Iron Age period, the monument represents a significant example of prehistoric fortified settlement in south-western England, reflecting the defensive and territorial concerns of its period. The earthwork remains substantially preserved as an archaeological monument, contributing to understanding of Iron Age settlement patterns and land use in Devon.

Hillfort on Brent Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002662. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Hillfort on Brent Hill?

Hillfort on Brent Hill is an Iron Age defensive earthwork located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002662.

Who is responsible for protecting Hillfort on Brent Hill?

Hillfort on Brent Hill 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 1002662.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hillfort on Brent Hill?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 660m south west of Woodland Barton (4.1 km), Ringwork and bailey castle 400m south of Langford Barton (5.1 km), One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (5.8 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow 660m south west of Woodland Barton
4.1 km
Ringwork and bailey castle 400m south of Langford Barton
5.1 km
One of a number of cairns at Black Pool
5.8 km
One of a number of cairns at Black Pool
6 km
Cairn near the summit of Western Beacon
6.3 km
Group of three closely spaced cairns on the south-western brow of Western Beacon
6.3 km
Cairn on the southern brow of Western Beacon
6.4 km
Stone alignment and cairn south-east of Western Beacon
6.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Hillfort on Brent Hill

Hillfort on Brent Hill stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic tuff.

The wider landscape

Around Hillfort on Brent Hill

ExeterRoman town · ~23.4 miles
Domesday entry for Brent, Devon →
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