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Deserted medieval settlement by Okehampton Camp
Grid ref: SX 5803 9298
On walking routes: West Devon Way
Historic England's scheduling record (list entry 1002654) describes a deserted medieval settlement on the lower northern slopes of Black Down. It survives as up to six rectangular buildings, with enclosures on either side of a hollow way. At least two of the buildings look like longhouses with cross passages and domestic rooms upslope, and the others may be outbuildings. The walls generally survive to a height of 0.5 metres, and the buildings range from 13.7 by 3.7 metres to 15.2 by 3.7 metres. The larger buildings clearly have two cells. Other remains nearby are outside this scheduling. It lies in the parish of Okehampton Hamlets, about 2.1 km north of West Mill Tor and 2.4 km south of Okehampton.
Sources: Historic England list entry 1002654 (updated 17 November 2015), which cites PastScape 1388151.
- Period: Medieval
- Status: Scheduled monument (Historic England list entry 1002654)
- Grid reference: SX 5803 9298 (approximate, from the listing's coordinates)
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