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Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and kerbed boulder 300m WNW of White Tor summit

England
List entry 1011461
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011461
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.44 hectares
Grid reference
SX 53959 78733
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

This enclosed stone hut circle settlement and associated kerbed boulder is a Bronze Age monument located on Dartmoor in Devon, approximately 300 metres west-north-west of White Tor summit. The site comprises a defensive or domestic enclosure constructed from stone, containing evidence of habitation in the form of hut circles, which represent the foundations of prehistoric roundhouses that once sheltered Bronze Age communities. The kerbed boulder associated with the settlement may have served ritualistic, territorial, or practical functions within the Bronze Age landscape. Such hut circle settlements are characteristic of Dartmoor's Bronze Age occupation and represent significant evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and domestic life in the second millennium BC.

Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and kerbed boulder 300m WNW of White Tor summit is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011461. View the official record →

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What is Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and kerbed boulder 300m WNW of White Tor summit?

This enclosed stone hut circle settlement and associated kerbed boulder is a Bronze Age monument located on Dartmoor in Devon, approximately 300 metres west-north-west of White Tor summit. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011461.

Who is responsible for protecting Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and kerbed boulder 300m WNW of White Tor summit?

Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and kerbed boulder 300m WNW of White Tor summit 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 1011461.

What other scheduled monuments are near Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and kerbed boulder 300m WNW of White Tor summit?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Middleworth farmstead, 450m south east of Norsworthy Bridge (10.1 km), Two stone hut circles 570m south west of Down Tor (10.3 km), Round cairn 100m south of Down Tor (10.3 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Middleworth farmstead, 450m south east of Norsworthy Bridge
10.1 km
Two stone hut circles 570m south west of Down Tor
10.3 km
Round cairn 100m south of Down Tor
10.3 km
Two stone hut circles 160m south of Down Tor
10.3 km
Stone hut circle 240m south of Down Tor
10.4 km
An enclosed stone hut circle settlement and later tin working earthworks, 540m south east of Down Tor
10.7 km
Stone hut circle settlement 250m east of Cuckoo Rock
11 km
Cairnfield and enclosure 725m east of Cuckoo Rock
11.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and kerbed boulder 300m WNW of White Tor summit

Enclosed stone hut circle settlement and kerbed boulder 300m WNW of White Tor summit stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.

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