Scheduled MonumentsEnglandA cluster of five stone hut circles situated within a large enclosure 470m north-east of Ger Tor

A cluster of five stone hut circles situated within a large enclosure 470m north-east of Ger Tor

England
List entry 1011239
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011239
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.37 hectares
Grid reference
SX 55055 83395
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

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 →

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What is A cluster of five stone hut circles situated within a large enclosure 470m north-east of Ger Tor?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting A cluster of five stone hut circles situated within a large enclosure 470m north-east of Ger Tor?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near A cluster of five stone hut circles situated within a large enclosure 470m north-east of Ger Tor?

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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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under A cluster of five stone hut circles situated within a large enclosure 470m north-east of Ger Tor

A cluster of five stone hut circles situated within a large enclosure 470m north-east of Ger Tor stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

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Around A cluster of five stone hut circles situated within a large enclosure 470m north-east of Ger Tor

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