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Enclosed prehistoric settlement 150m south east of Hookney Tor is a Bronze Age enclosed settlement located on Dartmoor in Devon. The site consists of a roughly circular or sub-circular enclosure defined by a substantial stone bank, characteristic of Bronze Age settlement patterns on the moor. The enclosed area would have provided a defended or demarcated space for domestic occupation during the second millennium BC. The monument remains visible as an earthwork feature and contributes to the archaeological understanding of Bronze Age land use and settlement hierarchy on Dartmoor.
Enclosed prehistoric settlement 150m south east of Hookney Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020008. View the official record →
Enclosed prehistoric settlement 150m south east of Hookney Tor is a Bronze Age enclosed settlement located on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020008.
Enclosed prehistoric settlement 150m south east of Hookney 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 1020008.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Holne Chase Castle (9.6 km), Prehistoric fields and settlements north east of Venford Reservoir forming part of the Dartmeet coaxial field system (9.7 km), Part of the Dartmeet coaxial field system and other archaeological remains on Holne Moor west and north west of Venford Reservoir (9.8 km).
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