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Enclosure with hut circles on Eastern Tor is an Iron Age settlement site located in Devon. The monument comprises a substantial enclosed area defined by defensive earthworks, within which several hut circles are visible, indicating domestic occupation. The settlement dates to the Iron Age period, representing the kind of upland farming communities that existed in the South West during the first millennium BC. The site's elevated position on Eastern Tor would have afforded both defensive advantages and control over the surrounding landscape, typical of Iron Age settlement placement in this region.
Enclosure with hut circles on Eastern Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010652. View the official record →
Enclosure with hut circles on Eastern Tor is an Iron Age settlement site located in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010652.
Enclosure with hut circles on Eastern 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 1010652.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric barrow cemetery on Crownhill Down, 900m north of Drakelands Farm (6.7 km), Barrow cemetery on western slope of Crownhill Down (6.8 km), Round barrow 950yds (868m) N of Drakeland Corner (7.1 km).
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