Scheduled Monuments›England›Hut circle village 600yds (548m) SE of Swincombe

Hut circle village 600yds (548m) SE of Swincombe

England
List entry 1002593
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002593
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
4.88 hectares
Grid reference
SX 64672 72275
Boundary

Scheduled area

© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)

Overview

History & significance

Hut circle village 600 yards southeast of Swincombe is a Bronze Age settlement located on Dartmoor in Devon. The site comprises a cluster of circular domestic structures characteristic of later prehistoric settlement patterns on the moorland, dating to the Bronze Age period. Such hut circles represent the remains of roundhouses that served as domestic dwellings, their stone foundations surviving as visible archaeological features across the landscape. The settlement provides evidence of sustained Bronze Age occupation and land use on Dartmoor, contributing to understanding of prehistoric settlement distribution and social organisation in the southwest peninsula.

Hut circle village 600yds (548m) SE of Swincombe is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002593. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Hut circle village 600yds (548m) SE of Swincombe?

Hut circle village 600 yards southeast of Swincombe is a Bronze Age settlement located on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002593.

Who is responsible for protecting Hut circle village 600yds (548m) SE of Swincombe?

Hut circle village 600yds (548m) SE of Swincombe 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 1002593.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hut circle village 600yds (548m) SE of Swincombe?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosure with hut circles to the north-east of Piles Copse (9.9 km), Enclosure on Stalldown (10 km), Hillson's House cairn, Stalldown (10 km).

Unlimited access

Everything a full report reveals about Hut circle village 600yds (548m) SE of Swincombe

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hut circle village 600yds (548m) SE of Swincombe's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
First month just £4.99, then £9.99 a month. Unlimited locations, cancel anytime.

Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.

Start your Hut circle village 600yds (548m) SE of Swincombe report
Or see a real report first
Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Enclosure with hut circles to the north-east of Piles Copse
9.9 km
Enclosure on Stalldown
10 km
Hillson's House cairn, Stalldown
10 km
Enclosure with hut circles north of Harrowthorn Plantation
10.1 km
Cairn west of Stalldown
10.1 km
One of several stone hut circles west of High-house Waste
10.5 km
Deserted post-medieval farmstead and part of the surrounding field system at High House Waste
10.5 km
Enclosure and stone hut circle 740m south east of Penn Beacon, forming part of a stone hut circle settlement
10.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Hut circle village 600yds (548m) SE of Swincombe

Hut circle village 600yds (548m) SE of Swincombe stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Hut circle village 600yds (548m) SE of Swincombe

ExeterRoman town · ~21.1 miles
Domesday entry for Stoke, Devon →
All Scheduled Monuments