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A double stone hut circle forming part of the unenclosed stone hut circle settlement at Watern Oke is a Bronze Age domestic structure located on Dartmoor in Devon. The monument comprises two adjacent circular stone-built dwellings that form part of a larger settlement pattern characteristic of later prehistoric occupation on the moor, likely dating to the middle or later Bronze Age. The hut circles at this location represent evidence of sustained pastoral and domestic activity during a period when unenclosed settlements were typical of upland exploitation strategies. The site's archaeological significance lies in its contribution to understanding Bronze Age settlement organisation and land use on Dartmoor, where such scattered settlements reflect the dispersed nature of prehistoric communities across the moorland landscape.
A double stone hut circle forming part of the unenclosed stone hut circle settlement at Watern Oke is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011564. View the official record →
A double stone hut circle forming part of the unenclosed stone hut circle settlement at Watern Oke is a Bronze Age domestic structure located on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011564.
A double stone hut circle forming part of the unenclosed stone hut circle settlement at Watern Oke 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 1011564.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement, two cairns and a route marker 325m north west of Yellowmeade Farm (8.8 km), Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 200m west of Yellowmeade Farm (9.1 km), Round barrow on North Hessary Tor (9.2 km).
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A double stone hut circle forming part of the unenclosed stone hut circle settlement at Watern Oke stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.