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Hut circles on Hedge Down is a Bronze Age settlement located in Devon, England. The site comprises a cluster of circular or sub-circular stone-built structures typical of prehistoric domestic occupation, dating to the Bronze Age period. These hut circles represent evidence of sustained settlement and land use during the second millennium BCE, reflecting the agricultural and pastoral practices of Bronze Age communities in the South West. The monument survives as earthworks and stone foundations that provide archaeological insight into the domestic arrangements and settlement patterns of this prehistoric period.
Hut circles on Hedge Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002620. View the official record →
Hut circles on Hedge Down is a Bronze Age settlement located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002620.
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.
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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