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Watern Oke is a stone hut circle forming part of an unenclosed settlement with associated tinners' building located in Devon, England. The hut circle represents Bronze Age domestic occupation, whilst the tinners' building reflects the later medieval and post-medieval exploitation of tin resources in the region, a significant economic activity across southwest England. The site demonstrates the long sequence of human settlement and resource extraction across different periods at this location, with the stone structures preserving evidence of prehistoric habitation patterns and subsequent industrial use of the landscape.
A stone hut circle forming part of an unenclosed settlement, and tinners' building at Watern Oke is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011568. View the official record →
Watern Oke is a stone hut circle forming part of an unenclosed settlement with associated tinners' building located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011568.
A stone hut circle forming part of an unenclosed settlement, and tinners' building 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 1011568.
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 (8.9 km), A stone circle, standing stone, cairn, recumbent stone and stone alignment on Longash Common (9 km), Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 200m west of Yellowmeade Farm (9.2 km).
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