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Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement, a round cairn and a boundary stone 760m WSW of Shell Top is a multi-period archaeological complex located on Dartmoor in Devon. The site comprises Bronze Age and later prehistoric remains, including stone hut circles that represent domestic settlement activity, a round cairn indicative of contemporary burial practice, and a boundary stone whose chronological relationship to the other features requires careful interpretation. The hut circles demonstrate the substantial occupation of Dartmoor's upland landscape during the Bronze Age, whilst the round cairn reflects mortuary practices characteristic of the second and early first millennia before the present era. The assemblage of features at this location illustrates the range of settlement and ritual activities undertaken across the moorland landscape during the prehistoric period.
Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement, a round cairn and a boundary stone 760m WSW of Shell Top is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015749. View the official record →
Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement, a round cairn and a boundary stone 760m WSW of Shell Top is a multi-period archaeological complex located on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015749.
Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement, a round cairn and a boundary stone 760m WSW of Shell Top 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 1015749.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 950yds (868m) N of Drakeland Corner (4.6 km), Deer park and rabbit warren at Newnham Park (6.3 km), Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement west of Butter Brook Reservoir (6.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement, a round cairn and a boundary stone 760m WSW of Shell Top's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement, a round cairn and a boundary stone 760m WSW of Shell Top stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.