FOR the first time ever Historic England has released a detailed assessment of the Westcountry’s ‘at risk’ heritage sites, revealing that some local areas are deteriorating.

The register compares all of the sites on the heritage at risk register, from houses to hillforts, to gain an understanding of the type of historic monuments most at risk.

In the report, Andrew Vines, planning director for Historic England in the South West said: ‘There are things that make each region special and, once lost, will mean a sense of our region’s character is lost too.’

There are 1,562 assets on the South West 2015 heritage at risk register, making up 28.2% of the national total of 5,534 assets.

In comparison to the national register, the South West has 62.2% of all hillforts and 58.7% of all types of cairns.

The South West has now removed 28% (446) of the entries that were on the 2010 register, exceeding the national target of 25%.

On the register, West Devon has five building and structure entries, four place of worship entries, nine archaeology entries and zero park and garden entries, battlefield entries, wreck site entries or conservation area entries. Dartmoor has one building and structure entry and 189 archaeology entries.

The entries for West Devon in the scheduled monuments, archaeology category include: Taw River tin blowing mill, South Tawton; four hut circles north of Bush Down, Chagford; hut circles west of Higher Shapley, Chagford; hut circle on Wigford Down, Meavy; round barrow north of Cadworthy Wood, Meavy; three hut circles on south part of Wigford Down, Meavy; pillow mound 180 metres west of Legis Tor forming part of Legistor Warren, Sheepstor; pillow mound 220 metres south west of Legis Tor forming part of Legistor Warren, Sheepstor; pillow mound 40 metres east of Legis Tor Warren, Sheepstor; vermin trap immediately south west of Legis Tor forming part of Legistor Warren, Sheepstor; partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 650 metres south east of Tawcroft, South Tawton; two hut circles east of Foxes Holt, South Tawton; stone hut circle 140 metres north west of Higher Shilstone, Throwleigh; The Manor House Hotel, Cullompton.

The entries in East Cornwall in the scheduled monuments, archaeology or building or structure categories include: Holmbush Mine, Stoke Climsland; Gunnislake Clitters Copper, Calstock and the New Consols Mine, Stoke Climsland.