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Hilltop enclosures in North Wood, situated 780 metres north-north-west of Old Parsonage Farm near Dartmoor, Devon, is a prehistoric monument comprising a series of defensive earthworks crowning a hilltop position. The enclosures consist of banks and ditches arranged in a defensive configuration typical of Iron Age settlement patterns in the south-west of England, though earlier origins in the Bronze Age cannot be excluded without further archaeological investigation. The site's elevated location reflects the strategic importance of controlling the surrounding landscape, a characteristic concern of later prehistoric communities in Devon. The monument remains visible as earthwork features and contributes to the archaeological understanding of settlement hierarchies and territorial organisation in south-western prehistoric societies.
Hilltop enclosures in North Wood, 780m NNW of Old Parsonage Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020381. View the official record →
Hilltop enclosures in North Wood, situated 780 metres north-north-west of Old Parsonage Farm near Dartmoor, Devon, is a prehistoric monument comprising a series of defensive earthworks crowning a hilltop position. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020381.
Hilltop enclosures in North Wood, 780m NNW of Old Parsonage 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 1020381.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Totnes Castle (3.2 km), Totnes Priory (3.4 km), Leechwell holy well, 350m south west of St Mary's Church (3.5 km).
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