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The stone hut circles north-east of Ger Tor is a Bronze Age settlement complex comprising five stone-built domestic structures enclosed within a substantial perimeter boundary. Located on the moorland of Devon, the monument represents a nucleated settlement pattern characteristic of the later Bronze Age, when such grouped habitation sites became increasingly common across Dartmoor and surrounding upland regions. The individual hut circles display the typical circular or sub-circular ground plans of Bronze Age domestic architecture, with stone footings that would have supported timber or turf superstructures. This settlement cluster, along with its encompassing enclosure, evidences the intensive occupation and land management practices of Bronze Age communities in the south-western uplands, providing important archaeological data on domestic organisation, territorial use, and settlement hierarchy during this period.
A cluster of five stone hut circles situated within a large enclosure 470m north-east of Ger Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011239. View the official record →
The stone hut circles north-east of Ger Tor is a Bronze Age settlement complex comprising five stone-built domestic structures enclosed within a substantial perimeter boundary. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011239.
A cluster of five stone hut circles situated within a large enclosure 470m north-east of Ger Tor is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1011239.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A stone circle, standing stone, cairn, recumbent stone and stone alignment on Longash Common (8.8 km), Cairn and cist on Barn Hill, 840m north east of Moortown Farm (9 km), Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement, two cairns and a route marker 325m north west of Yellowmeade Farm (9 km).
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