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Historic England's scheduling record (list entry 1018497) describes an oval ditched enclosure, known as a hilltop enclosure, on the north side of the valley of the River Lyd, in Brandis Wood. It is 42.9 metres long north to south and 40.1 metres wide east to west inside, enclosed by a substantial bank 5.1 metres wide and up to 2 metres high, with an outer ditch up to 5.2 metres wide and 1.6 metres deep. There is an apparent entrance on the south side, and the whole site slopes from east to west. It lies in the parish of Coryton, about 2.2 km north of North Brentor.
Sources: Historic England list entry 1018497, which cites Silvester and Balkwill, 'Hill-Slope Enclosures in the Lyd Valley, West Devon' (Devon Archaeological Society Proceedings, vol 35, 1977), pages 81 to 84.
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