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Hilltop enclosure 100m north east of Castle Farm

England
List entry 1017968
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017968
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.04 hectares
Grid reference
SX 40398 85491
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Hilltop enclosure 100m north east of Castle Farm is a prehistoric earthwork located in Devon, England. The monument consists of a defended enclosure situated on elevated terrain, characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in the region. The site's defensive positioning and earthwork construction reflect the strategic importance of hilltop locations during the Iron Age period, when such enclosed settlements served both domestic and protective functions for local communities.

Hilltop enclosure 100m north east of Castle Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017968. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Hilltop enclosure 100m north east of Castle Farm?

Hilltop enclosure 100m north east of Castle Farm is a prehistoric earthwork located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017968.

Who is responsible for protecting Hilltop enclosure 100m north east of Castle Farm?

Hilltop enclosure 100m north east of Castle Farm 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 1017968.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hilltop enclosure 100m north east of Castle Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 380m south west of Upcott Cross (4.9 km), Bowl barrow 240m south east of Upcott Cross (5 km), Bowl barrow 430m north west of Upcott Cross (5.5 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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow 380m south west of Upcott Cross
4.9 km
Bowl barrow 240m south east of Upcott Cross
5 km
Bowl barrow 430m north west of Upcott Cross
5.5 km
Higher New Bridge
5.6 km
Hilltop enclosure known as Castle Park Camp, 720m north west of Pomphlett
6 km
Castle Head promontory fort
7.3 km
Bowl barrow 340m east of The Firs, forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Heathfield
7.7 km
Iron Age defended settlement in Dunterue Wood, 570m south of Castle Head
7.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Hilltop enclosure 100m north east of Castle Farm

Hilltop enclosure 100m north east of Castle Farm stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Hilltop enclosure 100m north east of Castle Farm

Battle of Stratton 1643Battle (1643) · ~17.3 milesBattle of Braddock Down (1643)Battle (1643) · ~19.9 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 21 August 1644Battle (1644) · ~23.3 miles
Domesday entry for Milford, Devon →
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