Okehampton Camp: Revetment walls and steps to the South-Western Camping Ground

Five parallel revetment walls with steps to the grassed terraces of the South-Western Camping Ground at Okehampton Training Camp. Three walls were built circa 1906-24 and extended in length circa 1924-33, with a further two walls added after 1933.

MATERIALS: of locally quarried limestone with some slatestone blocks, probably from a small quarry situated to the north-east of Building 150. Some of the stone steps have been replaced in concrete.

PLAN: the walls are aligned north-east to south-west and retain five grassed terraces cut into a north-facing slope.

DESCRIPTION: five dry-stone revetment walls of circa 1.22m (4ft) in height. The southernmost wall measures around 95m (311ft) in length while the other four walls are larger with a length of around 131.92m (400ft). At each end there are short returns; the exception being the southernmost wall which only has a return at its west end. Each wall contains two sets of dry-stone steps to provide access between the terraces. Some small sections of the walls have been repaired or replaced with concrete blocks.