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Iron Age enclosure and Roman marching camp is a scheduled ancient monument located in Devon comprising two superimposed defensive structures of different periods. The Iron Age enclosure represents settlement or defensive activity dating to the pre-Roman period, whilst the Roman marching camp, constructed during the period of Roman military operations in Britain, was established as a temporary fortification to house legionary forces during campaigns. The survival of both structures at this location demonstrates the strategic importance of the site across successive periods of occupation and the palimpsest of military and settlement activity characteristic of Devon's frontier landscape during the late Iron Age and Roman period.
Iron Age enclosure and Roman marching camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004558. View the official record →
Iron Age enclosure and Roman marching camp is a scheduled ancient monument located in Devon comprising two superimposed defensive structures of different periods.
Iron Age enclosure and Roman marching 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 1004558.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Berry Castle hillfort in Huntshaw Wood (3.1 km), Hallsannery limekiln (3.2 km), Round barrow on Darracott Moor (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Iron Age enclosure and Roman marching camp's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Iron Age enclosure and Roman marching camp stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.