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Enclosure and stone hut circle 200m south of Broad Hole

England
List entry 1012542
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1012542
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.04 hectares
Grid reference
SX 59135 78373
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Enclosure and stone hut circle 200m south of Broad Hole is a prehistoric monument located in Devon, England. The site comprises a stone hut circle associated with an enclosure, dating to the Bronze Age period when such settlements were commonly established across Dartmoor and the surrounding upland regions. The hut circle represents domestic occupation of the prehistoric landscape, whilst the enclosure likely served purposes relating to stock management or settlement definition. This monument contributes to the archaeological record of Bronze Age settlement patterns in the south-western peninsula.

Enclosure and stone hut circle 200m south of Broad Hole is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012542. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Enclosure and stone hut circle 200m south of Broad Hole?

Enclosure and stone hut circle 200m south of Broad Hole is a prehistoric monument located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012542.

Who is responsible for protecting Enclosure and stone hut circle 200m south of Broad Hole?

Enclosure and stone hut circle 200m south of Broad Hole 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 1012542.

What other scheduled monuments are near Enclosure and stone hut circle 200m south of Broad Hole?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including An enclosed stone hut circle settlement and later tin working earthworks, 540m south east of Down Tor (9.4 km), Cairnfield and enclosure 725m east of Cuckoo Rock (9.6 km), Stone hut circle settlement 250m east of Cuckoo Rock (9.6 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

An enclosed stone hut circle settlement and later tin working earthworks, 540m south east of Down Tor
9.4 km
Cairnfield and enclosure 725m east of Cuckoo Rock
9.6 km
Stone hut circle settlement 250m east of Cuckoo Rock
9.6 km
The north-western of two cairns on Eylesbarrow
9.8 km
Part of Eylesbarrow watershed reave
9.8 km
The south-eastern of two cairns on Eylesbarrow
9.8 km
Tin mill, tinwork and post-medieval farmstead at Outcombe, 260m east of eastern boundary of Roughtor Plantation
9.9 km
Part of Eylesbarrow watershed reave
9.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Enclosure and stone hut circle 200m south of Broad Hole

Enclosure and stone hut circle 200m south of Broad Hole stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Enclosure and stone hut circle 200m south of Broad Hole

ExeterRoman town · ~22.2 miles
Domesday entry for Willsworthy, Devon →
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