Part of Penn Moor contour reave incorporating two stone hut circles and an enclosed hut settlement

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History & significance

Part of Penn Moor contour reave is a Bronze Age field system located on Penn Moor in Devon, England. The monument comprises a substantial length of reave, a characteristic prehistoric boundary earthwork, which incorporates two stone hut circles and an enclosed hut settlement within its structure, indicating settlement activity contemporaneous with or subsequent to the field system's construction. The contour reave represents the organised division of moorland during the Bronze Age, demonstrating the sophistication of prehistoric land management and social organisation on Dartmoor and its environs. The associated hut circles and settlement provide archaeological evidence of domestic occupation linked to this agricultural landscape.

Part of Penn Moor contour reave incorporating two stone hut circles and an enclosed hut settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012805. View the official record →

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