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Iron Age cliff castle known as Bolt Tail Camp

England
List entry 1019323
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019323
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
12.16 hectares
Grid reference
SX 67075 39639
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bolt Tail Camp is a multivallate Iron Age hillfort located near Salcombe in south Devon, England. The site occupies a dramatic coastal headland and is defined by a series of defensive earthwork banks and ditches that exploit the natural topography of the promontory. Dating to the Iron Age, the camp represents a significant example of coastal fortification strategy during this period, though occupation may have extended into the Romano-British period. The site's prominent position commands views of the surrounding coastline and would have served both defensive and potentially maritime trading purposes.

Iron Age cliff castle known as Bolt Tail Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019323. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Iron Age cliff castle known as Bolt Tail Camp?

Bolt Tail Camp is a multivallate Iron Age hillfort located near Salcombe in south Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019323.

Who is responsible for protecting Iron Age cliff castle known as Bolt Tail Camp?

Iron Age cliff castle known as Bolt Tail Camp 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 1019323.

What other scheduled monuments are near Iron Age cliff castle known as Bolt Tail Camp?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Four barrows 470m south west of Hope Cove, forming part of a round barrow cemetery (0.4 km), Five round barrows 570m south of Hope Cove, forming part of a round barrow cemetery (0.7 km), Two hut circles and associated field systems and enclosure at Mousehill Brake (3.4 km).

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Overview
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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
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Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Four barrows 470m south west of Hope Cove, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
0.4 km
Five round barrows 570m south of Hope Cove, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
0.7 km
Two hut circles and associated field systems and enclosure at Mousehill Brake
3.4 km
Regular aggregate field system 480m west of West Soar
3.6 km
Bowl barrow 210m south of West Soar
4.1 km
Medieval farmstead and field system at Warren Barn, 500m south and 400m south west of West Soar
4.2 km
Field systems, hut circles and four beacons, 510m south of Middle Soar
5.2 km
Medieval farmstead, boundary work and earthwork enclosures 350m south east of Middle Soar
5.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Iron Age cliff castle known as Bolt Tail Camp

Iron Age cliff castle known as Bolt Tail Camp stands on Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is hornblende schist.

Domesday entry for Bolberry, Devon →
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