Scheduled MonumentsEnglandPartially enclosed stone hut circle settlement and post-medieval warren structures on the western slope of Little and Great Trowlesworthy Tors

Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement and post-medieval warren structures on the western slope of Little and Great Trowlesworthy Tors

England
List entry 1019084
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019084
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
8.7 hectares
Grid reference
SX 57513 64169
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Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement and post-medieval warren structures on the western slope of Little and Great Trowlesworthy Tors is a Bronze Age and later settlement complex located on Dartmoor in Devon. The site comprises a series of stone-built circular dwellings typical of prehistoric settlement patterns on the moor, alongside later post-medieval structures associated with rabbit warren management, demonstrating continuity of land use across multiple periods. The hut circles represent domestic occupation during the Bronze Age, whilst the warren features reflect the economic importance of rabbit farming in the early modern period. Together, these remains provide evidence of successive phases of human activity and exploitation of this upland landscape over more than three thousand years.

Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement and post-medieval warren structures on the western slope of Little and Great Trowlesworthy Tors is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019084. View the official record →

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What is Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement and post-medieval warren structures on the western slope of Little and Great Trowlesworthy Tors?

Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement and post-medieval warren structures on the western slope of Little and Great Trowlesworthy Tors is a Bronze Age and later settlement complex located on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019084.

Who is responsible for protecting Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement and post-medieval warren structures on the western slope of Little and Great Trowlesworthy Tors?

Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement and post-medieval warren structures on the western slope of Little and Great Trowlesworthy Tors 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 1019084.

What other scheduled monuments are near Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement and post-medieval warren structures on the western slope of Little and Great Trowlesworthy Tors?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric barrow cemetery on Crownhill Down, 900m north of Drakelands Farm (4.5 km), Barrow cemetery on western slope of Crownhill Down (4.5 km), Round barrow 950yds (868m) N of Drakeland Corner (4.9 km).

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The bedrock under Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement and post-medieval warren structures on the western slope of Little and Great Trowlesworthy Tors

Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement and post-medieval warren structures on the western slope of Little and Great Trowlesworthy Tors stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.