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Summary

A possible D-shaped enclosure of probable prehistoric to Roman date is visible as a low earthwork near the summit of Clennon Hill, Paignton, on aerial photographs of the 1940s and images derived from Lidar data.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• D SHAPED ENCLOSURE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

A bank is visible as a low earthwork.

Environment Agency, 2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation (Cartographic). SDV366001.

An enclosure is visible as a low earthwork.

Hegarty, C., 2025, Comment on Unlocking Landscapes project and related lidar and aerial photograph interpretations (Interpretation). SDV366411.

A low earthwork bank approximately 6m wide is visible on images derived from Lidar data defining a D-shaped enclosure with interior dimensions of approximately 60m north to south by 47m east to west, at the summit of Clennon Hill. The enclosure is likely to be of later-prehistoric to Roman date. The roughly north to south aligned bank defining the eastern side of the possible enclosure is also visilble as a slight earthwork on aerial photographs of circa 1946. The lidar imagery indicates that an external ditch might also be present.
Several shallow pits are visible within the enclosure, but these are likely to be associated with post-medieval to modern extractive activity.

Horner, B., 2025, Lidar interpretation (Personal Comment). SDV366415.

Possible D-Shaped enclosure at Clennon Hill, Paignton.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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