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Settlement SE of Two Bridges, Blackbrook River

England
List entry 1002577
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002577
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
10.32 hectares
Grid reference
SX 61214 74323
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Settlement SE of Two Bridges, Blackbrook River is an ancient monument located in Devon, England. The site represents a prehistoric settlement situated in the upland landscape of Dartmoor, in the southeastern vicinity of Two Bridges near the Blackbrook River. The monument is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument under national heritage protection. The precise dating and detailed archaeological character of the settlement remain subjects of ongoing scholarly study, though its designation reflects its significance as evidence of human occupation in the Dartmoor region during prehistoric periods.

Settlement SE of Two Bridges, Blackbrook River is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002577. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Settlement SE of Two Bridges, Blackbrook River?

Settlement SE of Two Bridges, Blackbrook River is an ancient monument located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002577.

Who is responsible for protecting Settlement SE of Two Bridges, Blackbrook River?

Settlement SE of Two Bridges, Blackbrook River 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 1002577.

What other scheduled monuments are near Settlement SE of Two Bridges, Blackbrook River?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stone hut circle settlement 600m ENE of Great Trowlesworthy Tor (10.1 km), A ring cairn 490m north east of Great Trowlesworthy Tor (10.2 km), Two round cairns 600m ENE of Great Trowlesworthy Tor (10.2 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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Stone hut circle settlement 600m ENE of Great Trowlesworthy Tor
10.1 km
A ring cairn 490m north east of Great Trowlesworthy Tor
10.2 km
Two round cairns 600m ENE of Great Trowlesworthy Tor
10.2 km
Pillow mound and `V'-shaped gully 350m north west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
10.3 km
Enclosure and hut circles in Erme Valley on east side of Stall Moor
10.3 km
Three pillow mounds and a linear gully 200m north of Great Trowlesworthy Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
10.3 km
Vermin trap and length of reave 980m ESE of Trowlesworthy Warren House
10.4 km
Pillow mound 180m north west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
10.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Settlement SE of Two Bridges, Blackbrook River

Settlement SE of Two Bridges, Blackbrook River 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 SE of Two Bridges, Blackbrook River

ExeterRoman town · ~22.1 miles
Domesday entry for Sampford, Devon →
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