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Prehistoric enclosed settlement 740m north west of Hartland Tor

England
List entry 1021335
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1021335
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.73 hectares
Grid reference
SX 63766 80576
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Prehistoric enclosed settlement 740m north west of Hartland Tor is a Bronze Age or Iron Age defensive settlement located on Exmoor in Devon. The site consists of an enclosed area defined by a substantial bank and ditch, typical of prehistoric hillforts or defended settlements of the later prehistoric period. Its position on elevated moorland suggests its inhabitants chose a naturally defensible location with commanding views over the surrounding landscape. The settlement represents evidence of permanent or semi-permanent occupation during the Bronze Age or Iron Age, periods when such enclosed settlements served both residential and protective functions in the upland regions of south-western England.

Prehistoric enclosed settlement 740m north west of Hartland Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021335. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Prehistoric enclosed settlement 740m north west of Hartland Tor?

Prehistoric enclosed settlement 740m north west of Hartland Tor is a Bronze Age or Iron Age defensive settlement located on Exmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021335.

Who is responsible for protecting Prehistoric enclosed settlement 740m north west of Hartland Tor?

Prehistoric enclosed settlement 740m north west of Hartland Tor 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 1021335.

What other scheduled monuments are near Prehistoric enclosed settlement 740m north west of Hartland Tor?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cist and cairn 590m SSE of Skir Ford (9.9 km), Stone cross on Ter Hill (9.9 km), Wayside cross 1120m ENE of Childe's Tomb (10 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Cist and cairn 590m SSE of Skir Ford
9.9 km
Stone cross on Ter Hill
9.9 km
Wayside cross 1120m ENE of Childe's Tomb
10 km
Enclosed prehistoric settlement and round cairn 880m south west of Venford Reservoir dam
10.8 km
Three stone hut circles 780m SSW of Venford Reservoir dam
11.1 km
Enclosed settlement 380m south west of Raddick Hill summit
11.5 km
Twelve cairns, a lynchet and a boundary bank forming part of a cairnfield 440m south-west of Raddick Hill summit
11.5 km
Cairn 550m south-west of Raddick Hill summit forming part of a cairnfield
11.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Prehistoric enclosed settlement 740m north west of Hartland Tor

Prehistoric enclosed settlement 740m north west of Hartland Tor stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Prehistoric enclosed settlement 740m north west of Hartland Tor

ExeterRoman town · ~19 miles
Domesday entry for Shapley, Devon →
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