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Hut circles W of Higher Shapley is a Bronze Age settlement monument located in Devon, England. The site comprises a group of prehistoric domestic structures typical of upland settlement patterns in the Southwest during the second millennium BCE. These hut circles represent evidence of early agricultural communities who exploited the moorland landscape, with their circular stone or earthwork foundations marking the remains of domestic dwellings. The monument preserves important archaeological information about Bronze Age settlement distribution and land use in the region.
Hut circles W of Higher Shapley is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002651. View the official record →
Hut circles W of Higher Shapley is a Bronze Age settlement monument located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002651.
Hut circles W of Higher Shapley 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 1002651.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two irregular aggregate field systems with associated settlements, part of a coaxial field system, boundary stones and historic fields on Riddon Ridge (8.7 km), An agglomerated enclosure and two stone hut circles 580m west of Laughter Hole Farm (9.3 km), Prehistoric settlement and irregular aggregate field system 600m west of Laughter Hole Farm (9.4 km).
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