Brockhill Foot West

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
SX677654

Also known as:

Dean Moor Enclosed Settlement

Nearest town:

Buckfastleigh (6km ENE)

OS reference:

SX677654

OS sheet:

202

Latitude:

50° 28' 22.23 N

Longitude:

3° 51' 52.66 W

Added to TMA by

Billy Fear

Images (9)
Fieldnotes (1)

Images

Image of Brockhill Foot West (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by GLADMAN

Note the enclosing wall... there are other settlements beyond, too much archaeology for one day.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Oct 25, 2020

Image of Brockhill Foot West (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by GLADMAN

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Oct 25, 2020

Image of Brockhill Foot West (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by GLADMAN

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Oct 25, 2020

Image of Brockhill Foot West (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by GLADMAN

Wonderful lighting following the morning’s storm front....

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Oct 25, 2020

Image of Brockhill Foot West (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by GLADMAN

The Avon Reservoir engulfs part of the settlement... the dam can be seen top right.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Oct 25, 2020

Image of Brockhill Foot West (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by GLADMAN

The wall of this enigmatic enclosure.....

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Oct 25, 2020

Image of Brockhill Foot West (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by Billy Fear

Another hut.
31/10/09

Image credit: Billy Fear

Billy Fear Jan 13, 2010

Image of Brockhill Foot West (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by Billy Fear

Looking NW seeing how the filled up reservoir submerges one third of the settlement.
31/10/09

Image credit: Billy Fear

Billy Fear Jan 13, 2010

Image of Brockhill Foot West (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by Billy Fear

One of the well preserved huts of the settlement. Looking South over Avon Dam Reservoir.
31/10/09

Image credit: Billy Fear

Billy Fear Jan 13, 2010

Articles

Brockhill Foot West

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork

Billy Fear Jan 15, 2010

On the day I have been there the reservoir was rather filled up and about one quarter of the settlement was under water. Apparently in dry times the whole settlement shows plus a monastic homestead which might have been linked to the old abbey in Buckfast.
The site has been excavated during the construction of the dam in the fifties.

Sites within 20km of Brockhill Foot West

Brockhill Ford West

Cairn(s) • 0.22km NNE

2
Brockhill Enclosed Settlements

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 0.35km NNE

1
Dean Moor

Cairn(s) • 0.85km NE

8

1

1
Gripper’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 0.9km ENE

13

1

1
Rider’s Rings

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.1km SSE
Eastern White Barrow

Cairn(s) • 1.23km WSW

9

1

1
Snowdon

Cairn(s) • 1.27km WNW

6

1
Biller’s Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.3km W

2

1
Harbourne Head cairns

Cairn(s) • 1.52km E

2

1
Huntingdon Warren Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.66km W

1

1
Harbourne Head

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.94km E

5

1
Pupers Hill

Cairn(s) • 1.96km NW

11

1

3
Buckland Ford Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 2.06km W

10
Heap of Sinners

Cairn(s) • 2.12km WNW

11

1

2
Western White Barrow

Cairn(s) • 2.39km WSW

9

3
Mardle Valley

Cairn(s) • 3.3km N

1

1
Hook Lake

Enclosure • 3.65km WSW

4

1
Hook Lake

Stone Row / Alignment • 3.7km WSW

3

1
Three Barrows

Cairn(s) • 3.76km SW

10
Erme Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4km W

4

1
Corringdon Ball Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 4.08km S

14

1
Erme Plains

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.12km WSW

1
Stall Moor Cairn

Cairn(s) • 4.21km WSW

5

2
Blatchford Bottom settlements

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.22km WSW

3
Corringdon Ball Stone Row

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 4.27km SSW

15

1
Stall Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 4.3km WSW

15

6

1
Sharp Tor

Cairn(s) • 4.49km SW

5

1
Aish Ridge

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.52km SSE

2

2
Brent Hill

Hillfort • 4.57km ESE

1
Stall Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.74km W

12

2
Ryder’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 4.84km NW

2

1
Glasscombe Corner

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.87km SSW

11

2
Hillson’s House

Cairn(s) • 4.97km SW

5

2

1
Glaze Meet

Cairn(s) • 5.06km S

3

1
Piles Hill stone row

Stone Row / Alignment • 5.07km SSW

3

1
Piles Hill cairns

Cairn(s) • 5.09km SSW

8

2
Piles Hill longstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.22km SSW

12

2
Glasscombe Ball North

Stone Row / Alignment • 5.27km SSW

1
Stalldown Stone Row Cairn NE

Cairn(s) • 5.3km SW

4

2
Stalldown Stone Row cairns

Cairn(s) • 5.34km SW

4

2

1
Glasscombe Ball

Cairn(s) • 5.38km SSW

3

2
Stalldown cairn circle

Cairn circle • 5.39km SW

5
Stalldown Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 5.45km SW

40

1

6

2
Holne Moor Triple Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 5.7km NNW

2
Stalldown Stone Row Cairn S

Cairn(s) • 5.7km SW

3

2

1
Stalldown Cairns

Cairn(s) • 5.78km SW

6

1
Hembury Castle

Hillfort • 5.78km NE

19

5

1
Stalldown South-East

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.79km SW

8

2
Holne Moor

Cist • 5.8km NNW

1

2
Butterdon stone row

Stone Row / Alignment • 5.82km SSW

16

1

3
Skir Hill

Cairn(s) • 5.9km NW

1
Spurrell’s Cross Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 5.91km SSW

6

2
Ranny Brook

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.96km WSW

3

1
Coombebrook North East

Cairn(s) • 5.98km WSW

1

1
Harford Moor

Cist • 6.1km SSW

15

2
Harrowthorn Plantation North

Cairn(s) • 6.17km WSW

1

1
Aller Brook

Cist • 6.2km NNW

1

1
Butterdon Hill (north) cairn

Round Cairn • 6.33km SSW

3

1
Burford Down cairn and cist

Cairn(s) • 6.55km SW

8

1
Grim’s Grave

Ring Cairn • 6.55km W

14

1
Great Gnat’s Head

Cairn(s) • 6.57km W

2

1

1
Burford Down

Stone Row / Alignment • 6.63km SW

18

5
Dendles Waste

Cist • 6.74km WSW

1

1
Butterdon Hill cairn circle

Cairn circle • 6.9km SSW

4

2
Weatherdon Hill

Cairn(s) • 6.9km SSW

2

1
Butterdon Hill cairns

Cairn(s) • 7.04km SSW

21

2
Butterdon Hill Chambered Tomb

Chambered Tomb • 7.1km S

8

2
Butter Brook Ford

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.1km SSW

5

1
Langcombe Brook / Deadman’s Bottom

Cairn(s) • 7.11km W

35

1
Down Ridge

Stone Circle • 7.13km NW

12

2
Calveslake Tor

Cairn(s) • 7.19km W

2

1
Childe’s Tomb

Cist • 7.2km WNW

5

2
Ter Hill

Cist • 7.5km WNW

2

1
Cuckoo Ball

Chambered Tomb • 7.51km S

13

2
Addicombe

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.62km SSW
Goldsmith’s Cross/Fox Tor Mire

Cist • 7.66km WNW

4

1
Plym Steps

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.69km W

10
Plym Steps Round Cairn

Round Cairn • 7.74km W

5
Coffin Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 7.89km NNW

1
Yar Tor Hut Circle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8km NNW

6
Western Beacon

Cairn(s) • 8.1km S

19

5
Joan Ford’s Newtake

Cist • 8.11km WNW

3

1
Shell Top

Cairn(s) • 8.13km WSW

3
Penn Beacon

Cairn(s) • 8.16km WSW

2
Pecked Circle

Stone Circle • 8.21km WNW

1
Higher Hartor Tor

Round Cairn • 8.22km W

3

1
Penn Beacon South

8.3km WSW

3
Eylesbarrow

Cairn(s) • 8.4km W

15

3
Hen Tor North / Shavercombe Brook

Cairn(s) • 8.48km W

7

1
Yar Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 8.5km N

20

1

1
Yar Tor summit cairn

Cairn(s) • 8.52km NNW

9

1
Cantrell Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 8.53km S

3

2
Fox Tor Mire

Cist • 8.58km WNW

1

1
Drizzlecombe Megalithic Complex

Complex • 8.64km W

116

8

1
Sherberton Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 8.66km NW

26

4

1
Swincombe Ford Newtake

Cairn(s) • 8.68km NW

2
Ditsworthy Warren

Cist • 8.7km W

7

1
Royal Hill Cist

Cist • 8.78km WNW

24
Broken Barrow

Round Cairn • 8.78km WNW

10

1
Corndon Tor

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.86km N

33

1
Spanish Lake

Cist • 9.22km WSW

1
Tory Brookhead

Cairn(s) • 9.26km WSW
Whittenknowles Rocks Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.32km W

8

1
Corndon Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.34km N

1
Royal Hill

9.34km WNW
Ditsworthy Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 9.37km W

1

1
Eylesbarrow South West

Cist • 9.38km W

9

2
Narrator Brook Head cairn

Cairn(s) • 9.39km W

10

1
Tory Brookhead

Enclosure • 9.41km WSW

7
Willings Walls Reave

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.42km WSW

1

1
Willings Walls Warren cist

Cist • 9.47km WSW

2
Narrator Brook Head enclosure

Enclosure • 9.47km W

9

2
Cholwich Town (destroyed)

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.68km WSW

1

2
Dunnabridge Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.7km NW

4

2
Cuckoo Rock

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.74km W

2

1
Willings Wall Warren

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.77km W

3
Down Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.78km W

69

1

7

1
Down Tor NW

Round Cairn • 9.84km W

1
The Crock of Gold Cist

Cairn(s) • 9.98km WNW

4

1

3
Gutter Tor

Natural Rock Feature • 9.98km W

2
Trowlesworthy

10.01km WSW
Little Trowlesworthy Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.01km WSW

2
Gutter Tor settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.05km W

3
Trowlesworthy Warren

Stone Circle • 10.06km WSW

24

2

2
Outcombe

Cist • 10.16km W

1

1
Yellowmead SE cairn

Cairn(s) • 10.16km W

3

2
Gutter Tor Cist

Cist • 10.16km W

12

1
Trowlesworthy Stone Row East

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.18km WSW

17

3

1
Hingston Hill North

Cist • 10.22km W

3
Trowlesworthy Stone Row West

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.26km WSW

20

3

1
Legis Tor Cist

Cist • 10.26km WSW

5

1
Down Tor South

Cist • 10.38km W

2

1
Laughter Tor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.39km NW

7

4
Yellowmead Multiple Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 10.44km W

52

3

11

3
Gutter Tor cairns

Cairn(s) • 10.5km W

6
Trowlesworthy Warren

Cist • 10.59km WSW

1

1
Blakey Tor

Cist • 10.6km WNW

5

1
Riddon Ridge

Round Cairn • 10.84km NNW

5
Emmets Post

Cairn(s) • 11.08km WSW

1

1
The Dun Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 11.09km NNE

1

1
Ringmoor Down cairns

Cairn(s) • 11.1km W

3
Black Newtake

Cairn circle • 11.13km NW

9

1
Round Hill

Cairn(s) • 11.14km WNW

8
Brisworthy Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 11.16km WSW

57

1

8

1
Ringmoor Down Cist

Cist • 11.16km W

3

1
Riddon Ridge Field Systems

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.21km NNW

3

1
Raddick Hill

Cairn(s) • 11.29km W

17
Wittaburrow

Cairn(s) • 11.3km NNE

11
Ringmoor Cairn Circle and Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.37km W

52

7

3
Devil’s Gully Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.49km WNW

8
Bellever

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.54km NW

26

7

1
Ringmoor Kerbed Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 11.57km W

6
Blackslade Down

Cist • 11.58km NNE

7

1
Bellever Tor West

Cist • 11.64km NW

8

1
Tunhill Rocks

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.73km NNE

1
St Leonard’s Well

Sacred Well • 11.77km W

2

2
Hart Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.79km W

45

1

3
Horridge Common (West)

Cairn(s) • 11.9km NE

1

1
Saddlesborough summit cairns

Cairn(s) • 11.95km WSW

3

1
Saddlesborough

12.06km WSW
Leather Tor South

Cist • 12.08km W

2
Black Tor

Rocking Stone • 12.09km W

8

1
Foale’s Arrishes

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.1km NNE

9
Saddlesborough settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.14km WSW

9

1
Ringmoor Down Reave

12.16km WSW

1
Black Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 12.23km W

17
Collard Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 12.29km WSW

11

1
Rippon Tor

Cairn(s) • 12.3km NE

22

1
Horridge Common

Round Cairn • 12.39km NE

8
Horridge Common

Round Barrow(s) • 12.41km NE

3
West Saddlesborough Hut Circles

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.42km WSW

8

2
West Saddlesborough Stone Row & Cairn Circle

Stone Row / Alignment • 12.42km WSW

19

3
Leeden Tor South

Cist • 12.49km W

1

1
West Saddlesborough Cairn

Cairn(s) • 12.52km WSW

5

2
Top Tor

Cairn(s) • 12.55km NNE

7
Seven Lords’ Lands

Cairn(s) • 12.57km NNE

7

2

2
Cator Common North Cairn

Cairn(s) • 12.59km NNW

3

1
Lakehead Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 12.72km NW

43

2
Peek Hill

Ring Cairn • 12.87km W

1

1
Sharpitor Cist

Cist • 12.95km W

3

2
Sharpitor cairns

Cairn(s) • 12.99km W

16

2
Sharpitor

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 13.04km W

10

5
Wigford Down

Cairn(s) • 13.06km WSW

11

1
Kraps Ring

Enclosure • 13.11km NW

4

1

1
Soussons Common Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 13.19km NNW

23

8

2
Yes Tor Bottom

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.22km W

1

1
Arch Tor (South-West)

Round Cairn • 13.23km NW

3
Wistman’s Wood

13.41km NW

2

2
Stennen Hill

Cist • 13.43km NW

9

1
Wigford Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.45km WSW

2
Ingra Tor

Cist • 13.57km W

1

1
Horseyeatt

Stone Row / Alignment • 13.72km W

4

1
Dewerstone Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.81km WSW

4

4
Shell Top South West

Enclosure • 13.9km WSW

9
Blackdown Rings

Hillfort • 13.93km SE

1

1
Littaford Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.94km NW

1
Archerton, Newtake

Ring Cairn • 13.94km NW

1

1

2
Long Plantation

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 14.01km WNW

1

1

1

1
Haytor Rock

Rocky Outcrop • 14.07km NE

1

1
Rowtor Bog Cairns

Cairn(s) • 14.1km NW

16

1
White Tor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 14.13km NW

8

1

1
Soussons Down

Cairn(s) • 14.19km NNW

2
Denbury Hillfort round barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 14.19km ENE

4

2
Denbury

Hillfort • 14.31km ENE

5

1

3

1
Boringdon Camp

Hillfort • 14.47km WSW

13

1
Yellowmeade

Cist • 14.49km WNW

2

1
Chittaford Down

Cist • 14.57km NW

9

2
Chittaford Cairn and Cist

Cist • 14.63km NW

8

2
Roundy Park

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.78km NW

3
Roundy Park

Cairn(s) • 14.78km NW

16

2
Hound Tor

Cist • 14.79km NNE

24

2
Crow Tor

Cist • 15.01km NW

2

1
Hamel Down

Cairn(s) • 15.31km N

6
Hucken Tor

Natural Rock Feature • 15.4km W

1

1
Merrivale Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 15.4km WNW

39

3
The Plague Market At Merrivale

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 15.41km WNW

105

19

1
Challacombe

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 15.53km N

19

2
Grimspound & Hookney Tor

15.67km N

49

8

1
Black Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.71km NNE

15

1
Stannon Newtake

Cist • 15.75km NNW

1

1
Merrivale Bridge Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.78km WNW

8

1

1
Water Hill

Cairn(s) • 15.8km NNW

2
Water Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.89km NNW

1
Grims Lake Mire

Cist • 15.92km N

10

1
Vixen Tor

Cist • 16.12km W

14

4

1
Little Mis Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.17km WNW

8
Halwell Camp

Hillfort • 16.19km ESE

1
Birch Tor

Cairn(s) • 16.21km N

13

1
King’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.3km N

8

1
Beardown Man

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.32km NW

13

2
Bowerman’s Nose

Natural Rock Feature • 16.33km NNE

11

5
Black Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 16.4km NNE

9

2
Conies Down

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 16.42km WNW

1
Broad Down Cairn

Cairn(s) • 16.47km NW

2

1
Shapley Tor

Cairn(s) • 16.49km N

6
Ritson Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.5km ESE

1
Stanborough Camp

Hillfort • 16.73km ESE

1
East Bovey Head

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.97km N

14

1
Barn Hill / Whitchurch Down

Cist • 16.99km W

1

2
Hurston Ridge

Stone Row / Alignment • 16.99km NNW

17

1

2

1
Hurston Ridge

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.09km NNW

3
Roborough Beacon

Enclosure • 17.14km WSW

8

2
Assycombe Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 17.26km NNW

33

3
West Vitifer

Cairn(s) • 17.29km NNW

2
Great Western Reave

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.36km WNW

1

1
Langstone Moor

Cairn(s) • 17.41km WNW

4

1
Shapley Common

Platform Cairn • 17.46km N

12
Langstone Moor

Enclosure • 17.5km WNW

3
Sittaford Tor hut circles

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.5km NNW

3
Langstone Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 17.51km WNW

18

1

4
Roos Tor Northeast

Cairn(s) • 17.71km WNW

1
Berry’s Wood

Hillfort • 17.75km ENE

1

1
Sittaford

Stone Circle • 18.01km NW

14

1

1

1
The Greywethers

Stone Circle • 18.09km NNW

63

4

11

3
Cox Tor

Cairn(s) • 18.13km WNW

2

1
Fernworthy Round House

18.14km NNW

19

1
Maristow Camp

Enclosure • 18.16km WSW
Beacon Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 18.26km E

1
East Lowton settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.29km NNW

17

1
Heath Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.29km NNW

1

1
Langstone Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.42km WNW

10

1
White Tor East

Cist • 18.56km WNW

6

1
Chagford Common

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.58km NNW

3
Metherall Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.61km NNW

12

2
Sharpitor Nutcrackers

Rocking Stone • 18.62km NNE

1
Fernworthy Cairn and Cairn Circle (Eastern)

Cairn circle • 18.8km NNW

5

2
Fernworthy SE

Cairn(s) • 18.8km NNW

2

1

1
White Tor Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.81km WNW

17
Fernworthy Stone Row (South)

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.81km NNW

7

2
Fernworthy

Stone Circle • 18.84km NNW

54

6

2
Thornworthy Down

Cist • 18.91km NNW

12

1
Cut Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.95km NW

12

4
Hunter’s Tor

Hillfort • 18.97km NNE

10

1
Fernworthy stone row (North)

Stone Row / Alignment • 19.01km NNW

15

1

3

1