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Hilltop enclosure 330m south of Hardstone Cottage is a prehistoric earthwork situated in Devon, England. The monument consists of a defensive or territorial enclosure defined by substantial earthen banks and ditches positioned on elevated ground, characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in the Southwest. The precise dating and functional interpretation of the site remain subjects of archaeological assessment, though its hilltop location and structural form are consistent with late prehistoric fortified settlements or stock enclosures typical of Devon's Iron Age landscape. The enclosure represents an important record of prehistoric land use and social organisation in the region.
Hilltop enclosure 330m south of Hardstone Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020070. View the official record →
Hilltop enclosure 330m south of Hardstone Cottage is a prehistoric earthwork situated in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020070.
Hilltop enclosure 330m south of Hardstone Cottage 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 1020070.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Holmbush Mine: Hitchen's Shaft complex (6.6 km), Holmbush Mine: Windsor Lane rotative engine house with adjacent boiler house, loadings and platform (6.7 km), The South Hill inscribed stone, an early Christian memorial stone in South Hill churchyard, 50m west of St Sampson's Church (7.1 km).
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