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The northern of three enclosures north of Ford Waste is a prehistoric earthwork located in Devon, England. The monument comprises an enclosed settlement or defensive structure dating to the Iron Age, characterised by surviving ditch and bank earthworks that define its perimeter. The enclosure forms part of a group of three closely associated archaeological features in this locality, suggesting a pattern of Iron Age settlement activity in the region. The site remains archaeologically significant as evidence of prehistoric land use and social organisation in Devon during the later prehistoric period.
The northern of three enclosures north of Ford Waste is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012799. View the official record →
The northern of three enclosures north of Ford Waste is a prehistoric earthwork located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012799.
The northern of three enclosures north of Ford Waste 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 1012799.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (6.1 km), One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (6.1 km), One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (6.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The northern of three enclosures north of Ford Waste'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 northern of three enclosures north of Ford Waste stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.