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Historic England's scheduling record (list entry 1003827) describes a small hillfort with several ramparts on a prominent hill that forms the northern side of the valley of the River Bovey. It is an oval enclosure 116 metres long by 70 metres wide inside, defined by three concentric ramparts, with shallow ditches, one on the south-east and two on the north-west. The entrance is on the south-east and is turned inward, making an embanked causewayed entrance through all three ramparts. The outer rampart and ditch narrow to the north and west. It lies in the parish of Lustleigh, about 2.1 km west of Plain Mummeries Tor and 1.6 km north-east of Manaton.
A hut circle lies between the middle and inner ramparts on the east side.
Sources: Historic England list entry 1003827 (updated 5 November 2015), which cites PastScape 445589.
- Period: Bronze Age
- Status: Scheduled monument (Historic England list entry 1003827)
- Grid reference: SX 7616 8241 (approximate, from the listing's coordinates)
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