Stoke Hill, Archaeological site and scheduled monument on elevated terrain in Exeter, England
Stoke Hill is a hilltop fortified site with earthen banks and ditches spread across elevated ground in Exeter. The defensive works consist of distinct linear features that still form visible ridges and depressions across the landscape.
The fortification was built during the Iron Age as a defensive post to monitor the Devon landscape below. A Roman signal station was later installed at a higher elevation on the same hilltop during a different era.
The earthworks here tell the story of how people once chose and defended this high ground for settlement. Walking the site, you encounter the physical traces of choices made thousands of years ago.
The site sits on open grassland and is accessible via Pennsylvania Road near Stoke Hill Farm. Visitors should respect the protected status and stay on paths to preserve the ancient earthworks.
The hilltop contains both an Iron Age fort and a Roman signal station at different elevations. This layering of two different periods of occupation in one location provides rare evidence of how the site was valued across centuries.
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