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The southern of three enclosures north of Ford Waste is a prehistoric monument located in Devon, England. The site comprises an earthwork enclosure dating to the Bronze Age or Iron Age, forming part of a group of three contemporary field systems in the locality. The enclosure is defined by banks and ditches characteristic of defensive or stock-management structures of its period. Such enclosed settlement complexes are significant for understanding prehistoric land use and settlement patterns in South West England during the later prehistoric period.
The southern of three enclosures north of Ford Waste is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012700. View the official record →
The southern of three enclosures north of Ford Waste is a prehistoric monument located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012700.
The southern 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 1012700.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (5.9 km), One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (6 km), One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (6.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The southern 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 southern 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.