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Site of a medieval fortified house at Leigh Barton is a scheduled ancient monument located in Devon comprising the remains of a medieval defensive residential complex. The site contains the foundations and fragmentary upstanding masonry of a fortified house with associated south and west ranges, a gatehouse structure, sections of curtain wall, and an artificial fishpond, elements typical of a manorial residence of the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries. The fortified layout and defensive features indicate the dweller's status and concern for security during the later medieval period. The site remains archaeologically significant as evidence of medieval domestic architecture and settlement patterns in south-western England.
Site of a medieval fortified house at Leigh Barton, including the south and west ranges, a gatehouse, section of curtain wall and fishpond is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014608. View the official record →
Site of a medieval fortified house at Leigh Barton is a scheduled ancient monument located in Devon comprising the remains of a medieval defensive residential complex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014608.
Site of a medieval fortified house at Leigh Barton, including the south and west ranges, a gatehouse, section of curtain wall and fishpond 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 1014608.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval settlement, site of quadrangular castle and relict garden between Ilton Farm and Ilton Castle Farm (6.5 km), Animal pound 50m south west of All Saint's Church (7 km), Iron Age cliff castle known as Bolt Tail Camp (8.6 km).
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