Scheduled MonumentsEnglandSettlement on Smallacombe Rocks

Settlement on Smallacombe Rocks

England
List entry 1002531
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002531
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3.31 hectares
Grid reference
SX 75583 78211
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Settlement on Smallacombe Rocks is a prehistoric settlement located in Devon. The site comprises the remains of structures from the Bronze Age or Iron Age period, reflecting patterns of habitation and land use in south-western England during these prehistoric periods. The settlement's location on elevated rocky terrain is characteristic of defensible positions favoured during these eras. The archaeological evidence from the site contributes to understanding of settlement distribution and domestic organisation in Devon during the later prehistory of Britain.

Settlement on Smallacombe Rocks is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002531. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Settlement on Smallacombe Rocks?

Settlement on Smallacombe Rocks is a prehistoric settlement located in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002531.

Who is responsible for protecting Settlement on Smallacombe Rocks?

Settlement on Smallacombe Rocks 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 1002531.

What other scheduled monuments are near Settlement on Smallacombe Rocks?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Coaxial fields, prehistoric settlements and cairns on Halshanger and Horridge Commons, forming part of the Rippon Tor coaxial field system (3.1 km), Medieval farmstead 340m south east of Cold East Cross (4.4 km), Hut circles and fields on Buckland Common (4.9 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.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Settlement on Smallacombe Rocks

Settlement on Smallacombe Rocks stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Settlement on Smallacombe Rocks

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