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Hut circles and field systems east of Mel Tor is a Bronze Age settlement site located on the moorland of Dartmoor in Devon. The monument comprises the remains of several circular dwellings typical of the Bronze Age period, associated with contemporary field boundaries and agricultural divisions that reflect the organised use of this upland landscape. The hut circles represent domestic occupation, whilst the field systems demonstrate the integration of settlement with pastoral and arable farming practices characteristic of Bronze Age moorland communities. The site forms part of the broader archaeological complex of Dartmoor's prehistoric heritage, where similar settlements and field patterns provide evidence of sustained human activity and landscape management during the second millennium BC.
Hut circles and field systems E of Mel Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003301. View the official record →
Hut circles and field systems east of Mel Tor is a Bronze Age settlement site located on the moorland of Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003301.
Hut circles and field systems E of Mel Tor 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 1003301.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosure and hut circle N of Old Hill (9.7 km), Enclosure with hut circles north of Bala Brook intake (9.7 km), Hut enclosure N of Old Hill (9.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hut circles and field systems E of Mel Tor's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Hut circles and field systems E of Mel Tor stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.