Prehistoric field system and settlements on Kerswell Down and Whilborough Common

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History & significance

Prehistoric field system and settlements on Kerswell Down and Whilborough Common is a Bronze Age and Iron Age archaeological landscape situated in Devon. The monument comprises extensive evidence of ancient field systems, settlement remains, and associated features spanning the later prehistoric period. The site demonstrates the organisation of agricultural land and settlement patterns characteristic of Bronze Age and Iron Age communities in south-west England, with field boundaries and habitation sites revealing patterns of land use and social organisation during these periods. The survival of these features across the upland landscape provides important evidence for understanding prehistoric settlement and farming practices in Devon.

Prehistoric field system and settlements on Kerswell Down and Whilborough Common is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021377. View the official record →

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