Scheduled MonumentsEnglandHut circles and a length of enclosure wall, forming part of a stone hut circle settlement 600m east of Nodden Gate

Hut circles and a length of enclosure wall, forming part of a stone hut circle settlement 600m east of Nodden Gate

England
List entry 1008638
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008638
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.59 hectares
Grid reference
SX 53595 86293
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The stone hut circle settlement located 600 metres east of Nodden Gate is a Bronze Age or Iron Age settlement site in Devon, England. The monument comprises multiple hut circles and an associated length of enclosure wall, representing the residential and defensive infrastructure of a prehistoric farming community. The hut circles are typical of upland settlement patterns in southwest England during the later prehistoric period, with their circular stone foundations indicating domestic occupation. The enclosure wall suggests a degree of organization and livestock management characteristic of Iron Age settlement practices in the region.

Hut circles and a length of enclosure wall, forming part of a stone hut circle settlement 600m east of Nodden Gate is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008638. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Hut circles and a length of enclosure wall, forming part of a stone hut circle settlement 600m east of Nodden Gate?

The stone hut circle settlement located 600 metres east of Nodden Gate is a Bronze Age or Iron Age settlement site in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008638.

Who is responsible for protecting Hut circles and a length of enclosure wall, forming part of a stone hut circle settlement 600m east of Nodden Gate?

Hut circles and a length of enclosure wall, forming part of a stone hut circle settlement 600m east of Nodden Gate 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 1008638.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hut circles and a length of enclosure wall, forming part of a stone hut circle settlement 600m east of Nodden Gate?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn 330m north of the Ordance Survey triangulation pillar on Cox Tor (9.8 km), Sixteen stone hut circles forming part of an unenclosed stone hut circle settlement on the north-east slope of Cox Tor (9.8 km), Stone hut circle forming part of an unenclosed stone hut circle settlement on the north-east slope of Cox Tor (9.9 km).

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Monuments
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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
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Hut circles and a length of enclosure wall, forming part of a stone hut circle settlement 600m east of Nodden Gate

Hut circles and a length of enclosure wall, forming part of a stone hut circle settlement 600m east of Nodden Gate stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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Around Hut circles and a length of enclosure wall, forming part of a stone hut circle settlement 600m east of Nodden Gate

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