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Hut circles E of the Saddle Tor is a Bronze Age settlement site located on Dartmoor in Devon. The monument comprises prehistoric domestic structures in the form of circular stone-founded huts typical of upland settlement patterns during the Bronze Age period. Such hut circles represent evidence of sustained occupation and agricultural activity on Dartmoor during the second millennium before Christ, reflecting the use of high moorland for pastoral and subsistence economies. The site contributes to the broader archaeological record of Bronze Age settlement distribution across Dartmoor and demonstrates the character of domestic architecture and land use during this period of prehistory.
Hut circles E of the Saddle Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003197. View the official record →
Hut circles E of the Saddle Tor is a Bronze Age settlement site located on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003197.
Hut circles E of the Saddle 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 1003197.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earthworks in Boro' Wood (4.8 km), Two cairns at Ausewell Rocks (5 km), Holne Chase Castle (5.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hut circles E of the Saddle 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 E of the Saddle Tor stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.