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Hut circles and field system SW of Combestone Wood

England
List entry 1002649
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002649
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.45 hectares
Grid reference
SX 66951 72276, SX 67081 72073
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Hut circles and field system SW of Combestone Wood is a Bronze Age settlement site located in Devon, England. The monument comprises a group of hut circles, the stone-built remains of domestic structures, together with associated field systems that reflect the agricultural organisation of the Bronze Age community. Such settlements with their integrated field layouts represent important evidence for prehistoric land use and social organisation in the South West of England. The site contributes significantly to understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and subsistence practices in the region.

Hut circles and field system SW of Combestone Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002649. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Hut circles and field system SW of Combestone Wood?

Hut circles and field system SW of Combestone Wood is a Bronze Age settlement site located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002649.

Who is responsible for protecting Hut circles and field system SW of Combestone Wood?

Hut circles and field system SW of Combestone Wood 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 1002649.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hut circles and field system SW of Combestone Wood?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including One of three cairns on Three Barrows, Ugborough Moor (9.8 km), One of three cairns on Three Barrows, Ugborough Moor (9.9 km), Unenclosed stone hut settlement with enclosures north of Piles Copse (10 km).

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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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

One of three cairns on Three Barrows, Ugborough Moor
9.8 km
One of three cairns on Three Barrows, Ugborough Moor
9.9 km
Unenclosed stone hut settlement with enclosures north of Piles Copse
10 km
Enclosure with hut circles to the north-east of Piles Copse
10.1 km
Enclosure with hut circles north of Harrowthorn Plantation
10.9 km
Round barrow NW of Harbourneford
10.9 km
Medieval hut NW of Dendles Wood
11.2 km
Enclosure and stone hut circles 600m ESE of Penn Beacon, forming part of a stone hut circle settlement
11.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Hut circles and field system SW of Combestone Wood

Hut circles and field system SW of Combestone Wood 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 circles and field system SW of Combestone Wood

ExeterRoman town · ~20 miles
Domesday entry for Stoke, Devon →
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