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Hilltop enclosure and woodbanks in Chacegrove Wood is an ancient monument consisting of a substantial earthwork defence surrounding a hilltop location northwest of Dartington Hall in Devon. The site comprises a bank and ditch system characteristic of Iron Age hillfort construction, representing a significant example of prehistoric settlement fortification in the South West. The enclosure demonstrates the strategic importance of elevated positions in the landscape during the Iron Age period, when such hillforts served defensive and possibly communal functions for local populations. The surviving earthworks, though modified by subsequent woodland management and agricultural use, retain sufficient archaeological integrity to indicate the scale and sophistication of the original Iron Age engineering.
Hilltop enclosure and woodbanks in Chacegrove Wood, 540m north west of Dartington Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020553. View the official record →
Hilltop enclosure and woodbanks in Chacegrove Wood is an ancient monument consisting of a substantial earthwork defence surrounding a hilltop location northwest of Dartington Hall in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020553.
Hilltop enclosure and woodbanks in Chacegrove Wood, 540m north west of Dartington Hall 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 1020553.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Totnes Castle (2.5 km), Totnes Priory (2.7 km), Leechwell holy well, 350m south west of St Mary's Church (2.9 km).
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