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The Beacon on Shute Hill is an Iron Age hillfort situated in Devon, occupying a commanding position approximately 200 metres north east of Rowlands. The monument comprises defensive earthworks consisting of a single substantial bank and ditch, characteristic of the fortified settlements constructed during the Iron Age period in the south west of England. Such beacons served both defensive and communal functions, providing refuge and administrative centres for local populations during a period of increasing social complexity and territorial organisation. The site's elevated location reflects the strategic importance placed upon commanding views of the surrounding landscape in prehistoric settlement patterns.
The Beacon on Shute Hill, 200m north east of Rowlands is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020312. View the official record →
The Beacon on Shute Hill is an Iron Age hillfort situated in Devon, occupying a commanding position approximately 200 metres north east of Rowlands. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020312.
The Beacon on Shute Hill, 200m north east of Rowlands 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 1020312.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Newenham Abbey (2.9 km), Roman fort and later Romano-British settlement at Woodbury Farm (3.9 km), Musbury Castle (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Beacon on Shute Hill, 200m north east of Rowlands'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.
The Beacon on Shute Hill, 200m north east of Rowlands stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.