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Powder Mills is a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement and round cairn located in Devon, England. The monument comprises Bronze Age structures, including a hut circle with partial stone enclosure and an associated cairn, representing domestic and ritual activity during the prehistoric period. The site exhibits the characteristic construction methods and settlement patterns typical of Bronze Age communities in south-western England, with evidence of both habitation and ceremonial use. The remains contribute to our understanding of prehistoric settlement organisation and land use in the Devon landscape.
Gunpowder factory at Powder Mills, a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement and round cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016635. View the official record →
Powder Mills is a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement and round cairn located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016635.
Gunpowder factory at Powder Mills, a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement and round cairn 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 1016635.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wheal Katherine, 235m west of Plym Ford, forming an outlying part of Eylesbarrow Tin Mine (9.7 km), Two cairns and a cist on the western slope of Great Gnats' Head (10 km), Part of Eylesbarrow watershed reave (10 km).
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