Scheduled MonumentsEnglandA small stone hut circle forming part of the unenclosed stone hut circle settlement at Watern Oke

A small stone hut circle forming part of the unenclosed stone hut circle settlement at Watern Oke

England
List entry 1011562
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England
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History & significance

A small stone hut circle forming part of the unenclosed stone hut circle settlement at Watern Oke is a Bronze Age or Iron Age domestic structure located on Dartmoor in Devon. The site comprises a scattered settlement of multiple hut circles constructed from stone, representative of the prehistoric pastoral communities that occupied the moorland during the later prehistoric period. The individual hut circle consists of a roughly circular stone foundation, the remains of what would have been a roundhouse dwelling, built without defensive fortifications or enclosing boundaries. Such unenclosed settlements are characteristic of Bronze Age and Iron Age settlement patterns on Dartmoor and provide evidence of the subsistence farming and pastoral economy practised in this upland region during antiquity.

A small 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 1011562. View the official record →

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What is A small stone hut circle forming part of the unenclosed stone hut circle settlement at Watern Oke?

A small stone hut circle forming part of the unenclosed stone hut circle settlement at Watern Oke is a Bronze Age or Iron Age domestic structure located on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011562.

Who is responsible for protecting A small stone hut circle forming part of the unenclosed stone hut circle settlement at Watern Oke?

A small 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 1011562.

What other scheduled monuments are near A small stone hut circle forming part of the unenclosed stone hut circle settlement at Watern Oke?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three stone alignments, ten cairns, three stone hut circles and a length of the Great Western Reave on Longash Common (8.9 km), A stone circle, standing stone, cairn, recumbent stone and stone alignment on Longash Common (8.9 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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