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Iron Age defended settlement in Dunterue Wood, 570m south of Castle Head

England
List entry 1020273
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020273
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.43 hectares
Grid reference
SX 38234 78053
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

I do not have reliable established scholarly sources specifically documenting Dunterue Wood Iron Age defended settlement or its particular characteristics and dating. To provide accurate text for heritage purposes, I would need to verify the site details against primary archaeological records or published excavation reports. I recommend consulting the National Heritage List for England entry 1020273 directly, or contacting the relevant local archaeological authority or Devon County Council's historic environment record for authoritative information about this site's period, physical characteristics, and historical significance.

Iron Age defended settlement in Dunterue Wood, 570m south of Castle Head is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020273. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Iron Age defended settlement in Dunterue Wood, 570m south of Castle Head?

I do not have reliable established scholarly sources specifically documenting Dunterue Wood Iron Age defended settlement or its particular characteristics and dating. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020273.

Who is responsible for protecting Iron Age defended settlement in Dunterue Wood, 570m south of Castle Head?

Iron Age defended settlement in Dunterue Wood, 570m south of Castle Head 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 1020273.

What other scheduled monuments are near Iron Age defended settlement in Dunterue Wood, 570m south of Castle Head?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Holmbush Mine: Windsor Lane rotative engine house with adjacent boiler house, loadings and platform (6.5 km), Holmbush Mine: Hitchen's Shaft complex (6.5 km), Folly on Kit Hill (6.8 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
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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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Holmbush Mine: Windsor Lane rotative engine house with adjacent boiler house, loadings and platform
6.5 km
Holmbush Mine: Hitchen's Shaft complex
6.5 km
Folly on Kit Hill
6.8 km
Round barrows on Hingston Down
6.8 km
Bowl barrow 60m north-west of Tamar View Farm
6.8 km
Two bowl barrows 185m east of Tamar View Farm
6.9 km
Prince of Wales Mine at Harrowbarrow
7.7 km
Medieval churchyard cross in Callington churchyard
8.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Iron Age defended settlement in Dunterue Wood, 570m south of Castle Head

Iron Age defended settlement in Dunterue Wood, 570m south of Castle Head stands on Teign Valley Group, bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Iron Age defended settlement in Dunterue Wood, 570m south of Castle Head

Battle of Braddock Down (1643)Battle (1643) · ~15.9 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 21 August 1644Battle (1644) · ~19.4 milesBattle of Stratton 1643Battle (1643) · ~20.5 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 31 August - 1 September 1644Battle (1644) · ~22.1 miles
Domesday entry for Leigh, Devon →
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