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Burley Wood is a complex defensive monument in Devon combining Iron Age and medieval elements of fortification. The site comprises a multivallate hillfort of Iron Age date, incorporating multiple concentric defensive banks and ditches characteristic of later prehistoric settlement patterns. This earlier fortification was subsequently reused and modified during the medieval period, when a motte and two baileys were constructed, demonstrating the strategic value of the location across different periods. The survival of both Iron Age and Norman defensive features at a single location provides evidence for the continuity and reuse of defensible positions in Devon across more than a millennium.
Motte with two baileys and a multivallate hillfort at Burley Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018519. View the official record →
Burley Wood is a complex defensive monument in Devon combining Iron Age and medieval elements of fortification. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018519.
Motte with two baileys and a multivallate hillfort at Burley Wood 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 1018519.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric irregular aggregate field system, stone hut circles and a medieval field on the south-west slope of White Tor (10.3 km), Stone hut circle 500m north of Wedlake Farm (10.4 km), Enclosed stone hut circle settlement on the south slope of White Tor (10.6 km).
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