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Pound and hut circles N of Down Tor

England
List entry 1002612
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002612
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.51 hectares
Grid reference
SX 58018 69608
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Pound and hut circles north of Down Tor is a Bronze Age settlement complex located on Dartmoor in Devon. The site comprises a series of circular stone-built hut foundations typical of prehistoric domestic occupation, alongside an associated pound or livestock enclosure, indicating a mixed pastoral and residential settlement pattern. These monuments date to the Bronze Age, when such upland settlement became increasingly prevalent on Dartmoor, and their survival reflects the preservation conditions afforded by moorland topography. The structures represent evidence of the economic and social organisation of Bronze Age communities exploiting the higher moorland landscape.

Pound and hut circles N of Down Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002612. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Pound and hut circles N of Down Tor?

Pound and hut circles north of Down Tor is a Bronze Age settlement complex located on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002612.

Who is responsible for protecting Pound and hut circles N of Down Tor?

Pound and hut circles N of Down Tor 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 1002612.

What other scheduled monuments are near Pound and hut circles N of Down Tor?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two round barrows on Ridding Down (8.2 km), Cholwich Town Cross: a wayside cross between Quick Bridge and Tolchmoor Gate (8.4 km), Medieval settlement on Ford Waste (8.5 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
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Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Two round barrows on Ridding Down
8.2 km
Cholwich Town Cross: a wayside cross between Quick Bridge and Tolchmoor Gate
8.4 km
Medieval settlement on Ford Waste
8.5 km
Hut circle 1000yds (915m) E of Coleland Bridge
9.1 km
Prehistoric barrow cemetery on Crownhill Down, 900m north of Drakelands Farm
9.7 km
Barrow cemetery on western slope of Crownhill Down
9.8 km
Two hut circles on the south-east slope of Stalldown
10 km
Agglomerated enclosure on the west side of the Erme Valley below Stalldown
10.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Pound and hut circles N of Down Tor

Pound and hut circles N of Down Tor stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

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