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Five stone hut circles 320m east of Yealm Steps is a Bronze Age settlement located in Devon, England, comprising five distinct stone-built circular structures forming part of a larger prehistoric domestic complex. These hut circles represent the remains of domestic dwellings typical of the Bronze Age period, when such stone-founded structures were constructed across the moorlands of south-west England. The site contributes to our understanding of Bronze Age settlement patterns and land use in the region, with the grouping suggesting a nucleated community structure rather than isolated habitation. The physical remains consist of stone-walled circular foundations, which survive as archaeological features that demonstrate the building traditions and spatial organisation of Bronze Age communities in Devon.
Five stone hut circles 320m east of Yealm Steps forming part of a large stone hut circle settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015431. View the official record →
Five stone hut circles 320m east of Yealm Steps is a Bronze Age settlement located in Devon, England, comprising five distinct stone-built circular structures forming part of a larger prehistoric domestic complex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015431.
Five stone hut circles 320m east of Yealm Steps forming part of a large 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 1015431.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosure with hut circles east of Addicombe (6.2 km), One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (6.5 km), One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (6.6 km).
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Five stone hut circles 320m east of Yealm Steps forming part of a large stone hut circle settlement stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.