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Stonehouse Town Wall is a fragmentary medieval defensive structure located in Stonehouse, Devon. The wall dates from the medieval period and represents the fortified boundary of the town, constructed to protect the settlement and its inhabitants. The surviving remains consist of sections of stone wall that demonstrate medieval defensive building techniques and the urban planning practices of the period. Though substantially ruined, the structure provides evidence of Stonehouse's historical importance as a fortified settlement in medieval Devon.
Stonehouse Town Wall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003850. View the official record →
Stonehouse Town Wall is a fragmentary medieval defensive structure located in Stonehouse, Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003850.
Stonehouse Town Wall 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 1003850.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Breakwater fort (3.8 km), Battery and Royal Commission fortification called Grenville Battery (3.9 km), Two batteries and part of a third at Maker Heights called Redoubt No1, Redoubt No2 and Redoubt No3 (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Stonehouse Town Wall's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Stonehouse Town Wall stands on Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is limestone, mudstone and calcareous mudstone.