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Circular enclosure, Great Parford
Grid ref: SX 7287 8875
On walking routes: Teign Gorge Classic Circuit, Castle Drogo
Main image: Photo: Derek Harper, Wikimedia Commons
Historic England's scheduling record (list entry 1021397) describes a prehistoric circular enclosure on a steep south-west-facing slope above a tributary of the River Teign. It is a space 15.2 metres across inside a substantial bank up to 7.6 metres wide and 1.5 metres high. It is terraced into the hillside and may be the site of a platform for a round house. It lies in the parish of Moretonhampstead, about 1.9 km south-east of Sandy Park.
Sources: Historic England list entry 1021397, which cites the Devon County Sites and Monuments Register (SX78NW70, 1992).
- Period: Bronze Age
- Status: Scheduled monument (Historic England list entry 1021397)
- Grid reference: SX 7287 8875 (approximate, from the listing's coordinates)
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