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Routrundle Pound is a prehistoric enclosure situated in Devon, England. The monument consists of a roughly circular or oval earthwork defined by a bank and ditch, characteristic of Bronze Age or Iron Age settlement patterns in the region. Such pounds served as livestock enclosures or defended settlements during the later prehistoric period. The site remains an important example of Devon's ancient field systems and settlement archaeology.
Routrundle Pound is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002494. View the official record →
Routrundle Pound is a prehistoric enclosure situated in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002494.
Routrundle Pound 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 1002494.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Beatland Corner socket stone: a wayside cross 900m south east of Shaugh Prior church (9.5 km), Two cairns with stone rows E of Collard Tor on Wotter Common (9.9 km), One of several cairns on the south-west slope of Penn Beacon (10.5 km).
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