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Hilltop enclosure known as Maristow Camp, 240m east of Middle Park House

England
List entry 1019784
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019784
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.28 hectares
Grid reference
SX 49511 64287
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Maristow Camp is a hilltop enclosure situated 240 metres east of Middle Park House in Devon. The monument comprises an Iron Age fortified settlement, defined by defensive earthworks that would have served to enclose and protect the settlement within. The enclosure demonstrates the form of defensive architecture typical of the later prehistoric period in south-western England, reflecting the settlement patterns and security concerns of Iron Age communities in Devon.

Hilltop enclosure known as Maristow Camp, 240m east of Middle Park House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019784. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Hilltop enclosure known as Maristow Camp, 240m east of Middle Park House?

Maristow Camp is a hilltop enclosure situated 240 metres east of Middle Park House in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019784.

Who is responsible for protecting Hilltop enclosure known as Maristow Camp, 240m east of Middle Park House?

Hilltop enclosure known as Maristow Camp, 240m east of Middle Park House 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 1019784.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hilltop enclosure known as Maristow Camp, 240m east of Middle Park House?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Eggbuckland Keep (6.2 km), Austin Fort and section of military road (6.8 km), Lee Moor Tramway Bridge (7.8 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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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

Eggbuckland Keep
6.2 km
Austin Fort and section of military road
6.8 km
Lee Moor Tramway Bridge
7.8 km
Efford Fort and Efford Emplacement
7.9 km
Laira Battery
8.2 km
Laira Emplacement, immediately south west of Laira Battery
8.3 km
Bullpoint gunpowder magazines and camber
8.8 km
Plympton Priory
9.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Hilltop enclosure known as Maristow Camp, 240m east of Middle Park House

Hilltop enclosure known as Maristow Camp, 240m east of Middle Park House stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

Domesday entry for Blaxton, Devon →
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