Scheduled MonumentsEnglandOkehampton Artillery Range: Experimental Parapets and Redoubt

Okehampton Artillery Range: Experimental Parapets and Redoubt

England
List entry 1424465
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England
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Overview

History & significance

Okehampton Artillery Range: Experimental Parapets and Redoubt is a nineteenth-century military fortification located on Okehampton Range in Devon. The site comprises experimental defensive earthworks constructed to test artillery and parapet designs during the period of intensive military modernisation that characterised the Victorian era. The redoubt and associated parapets represent practical experiments in fortification design undertaken in response to developments in artillery technology. These structures provide archaeological evidence of the British military's engagement with evolving defensive strategies during the latter half of the nineteenth century.

Okehampton Artillery Range: Experimental Parapets and Redoubt is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1424465. View the official record →

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What is Okehampton Artillery Range: Experimental Parapets and Redoubt?

Okehampton Artillery Range: Experimental Parapets and Redoubt is a nineteenth-century military fortification located on Okehampton Range in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1424465.

Who is responsible for protecting Okehampton Artillery Range: Experimental Parapets and Redoubt?

Okehampton Artillery Range: Experimental Parapets and Redoubt 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 1424465.

What other scheduled monuments are near Okehampton Artillery Range: Experimental Parapets and Redoubt?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Beardown Man standing stone (9.6 km), Stone hut circle 530m south-west of Beardown Man forming part of a dispersed settlement on the eastern slope of Conies Down Tor (9.9 km), Cairnfield and field 1030m north west of Archerton (9.9 km).

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