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Brent Hill

Devon, England ยท Atlas EN4262

Location

Atlas number
EN4262 (4262)
Country
England
Current county or unitary authority
Devon
Historic county
Devon
Parish, community, or townland
South Brent
National Grid reference
SX703617
Latitude
50.44074
Longitude
-3.82763
Altitude
310 m

Form and condition

Type
contour fort
Condition
Extant
Morphology
univallate
Complete rampart circuit
Yes
Number of ramparts
1
Number of ditches
1
Possible original entrances
2
Breaks through the ramparts
1
Enclosed area
1.7 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank
Also recorded
guard chambers, annex, and ditches
Entrance forms
Outworks (North east); Simple Gap (North west); Recesses/Guard Chambers (North west)

Landscape

Topographic position
hilltop
Aspect
level
Land use
pasture

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Interior surface
other roundhouse evidence
Investigations
Other (1970-1989)

Identifiers

Scheduled monument number
1002662
HER
Devon MDV7957
National record
record SX 76 SW
Wikidata
Q31115475

Sources

References

  1. None recorded.