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Hilltop enclosure at Yellowberries Copse, 430m west of Higher Turtley

England
List entry 1019325
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019325
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.42 hectares
Grid reference
SX 69212 58608
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Hilltop enclosure at Yellowberries Copse, 430 metres west of Higher Turtley, is a prehistoric earthwork monument located in Devon. The site consists of a hilltop enclosure defined by banks and ditches, typical of Iron Age or possibly earlier Bronze Age defensive or territorial settlements in south-western England. The enclosure occupies a commanding position on high ground, a characteristic siting for such monuments that afforded strategic advantage and visibility across the surrounding landscape. The precise dating and functional interpretation of the site remain subjects of archaeological study, though its morphological features place it within the broader Iron Age settlement tradition of Devon.

Hilltop enclosure at Yellowberries Copse, 430m west of Higher Turtley is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019325. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Hilltop enclosure at Yellowberries Copse, 430m west of Higher Turtley?

Hilltop enclosure at Yellowberries Copse, 430 metres west of Higher Turtley, is a prehistoric earthwork monument located in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019325.

Who is responsible for protecting Hilltop enclosure at Yellowberries Copse, 430m west of Higher Turtley?

Hilltop enclosure at Yellowberries Copse, 430m west of Higher Turtley 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 1019325.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hilltop enclosure at Yellowberries Copse, 430m west of Higher Turtley?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 660m south west of Woodland Barton (1.4 km), Ringwork and bailey castle 400m south of Langford Barton (2.2 km), One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (3.5 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
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow 660m south west of Woodland Barton
1.4 km
Ringwork and bailey castle 400m south of Langford Barton
2.2 km
One of a number of cairns at Black Pool
3.5 km
Stone alignment and cairn south-east of Western Beacon
3.8 km
Cairn near the summit of Western Beacon
3.8 km
Group of three closely spaced cairns on the south-western brow of Western Beacon
3.9 km
Cairn on the southern brow of Western Beacon
3.9 km
Bowl barrow on Churchland Green 350m west of Coldharbour Farm
6.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Hilltop enclosure at Yellowberries Copse, 430m west of Higher Turtley

Hilltop enclosure at Yellowberries Copse, 430m west of Higher Turtley stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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