Scheduled MonumentsEnglandHut circles on Hedge Down

Hut circles on Hedge Down

England
List entry 1002620
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002620
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.02 hectares
Grid reference
SX 73082 78549, SX 73109 78568
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Hut circles on Hedge Down is a Bronze Age settlement site located in Devon. The monument comprises a group of circular domestic structures whose foundations and earthwork remains are visible across the landscape, representing evidence of prehistoric occupation and settlement patterns. These hut circles date to the Bronze Age period and demonstrate the domestic architecture and settlement organisation typical of upland communities during this era. The site provides important archaeological evidence for understanding the nature of Bronze Age settlement in the southwest of England.

Hut circles on Hedge Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002620. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Hut circles on Hedge Down?

Hut circles on Hedge Down is a Bronze Age settlement site located in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002620.

Who is responsible for protecting Hut circles on Hedge Down?

Hut circles on Hedge Down 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 1002620.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hut circles on Hedge Down?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric fields, settlements and cairn south east of Venford Reservoir forming part of the Dartmeet coaxial field system (9.3 km), Three stone hut circles 780m SSW of Venford Reservoir dam (9.4 km), Enclosed prehistoric settlement and round cairn 880m south west of Venford Reservoir dam (9.4 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.
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Hut circles on Hedge Down

Hut circles on Hedge Down 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 on Hedge Down

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