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Enclosure 560m south east of Penn Beacon is a Bronze Age stone hut circle settlement situated in Devon, England. The monument comprises a series of stone-built domestic structures characteristic of later prehistoric settlement in the South West, with the enclosure forming part of a wider landscape of upland occupation during the Bronze Age period. The site's physical remains demonstrate the construction methods and spatial organisation typical of contemporary communities, with stone hut circles and associated field systems providing evidence of pastoral and domestic activity on the Devon uplands. The settlement represents an important archaeological record of Bronze Age settlement patterns and land use in the region.
Enclosure 560m south east of Penn Beacon, forming part of a stone hut circle settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008644. View the official record →
Enclosure 560m south east of Penn Beacon is a Bronze Age stone hut circle settlement situated in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008644.
Enclosure 560m south east of Penn Beacon, forming part of a stone hut circle settlement 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 1008644.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (6.7 km), One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (6.8 km), One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (6.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Enclosure 560m south east of Penn Beacon, forming part of a stone hut circle settlement's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Enclosure 560m south east of Penn Beacon, forming part of a stone hut circle settlement stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.