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Prehistoric and medieval settlements and their field systems at Hound Tor

England
List entry 1016255
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016255
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
40.48 hectares
Grid reference
SX 74423 78709
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Hound Tor is a deserted medieval village site located on Dartmoor in Devon, England. The settlement comprises the remains of at least four stone-built houses, arranged around a central green, together with associated field systems and agricultural terraces that date primarily to the medieval period, roughly twelfth to sixteenth centuries. Archaeological investigation has revealed evidence of earlier prehistoric occupation on the site, including Bronze Age activity. The surviving stone foundations and the extensive lynchets and field boundaries visible in the surrounding landscape provide important evidence for medieval rural settlement patterns and land management practices on the Dartmoor plateau.

Prehistoric and medieval settlements and their field systems at Hound Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016255. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Prehistoric and medieval settlements and their field systems at Hound Tor?

Hound Tor is a deserted medieval village site located on Dartmoor in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016255.

Who is responsible for protecting Prehistoric and medieval settlements and their field systems at Hound Tor?

Prehistoric and medieval settlements and their field systems at Hound 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 1016255.

What other scheduled monuments are near Prehistoric and medieval settlements and their field systems at Hound Tor?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earthworks in Boro' Wood (7.4 km), Pound at Newbridge (8.2 km), Prehistoric fields and settlements north east of Venford Reservoir forming part of the Dartmeet coaxial field system (9.2 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
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
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Earthworks in Boro' Wood
7.4 km
Pound at Newbridge
8.2 km
Prehistoric fields and settlements north east of Venford Reservoir forming part of the Dartmeet coaxial field system
9.2 km
Ring cairn on Holne Moor 430m south west of Seale's Stoke
9.8 km
Prehistoric fields, settlements and cairn south east of Venford Reservoir forming part of the Dartmeet coaxial field system
10.2 km
Three stone hut circles 780m SSW of Venford Reservoir dam
10.4 km
Enclosed prehistoric settlement and round cairn 880m south west of Venford Reservoir dam
10.4 km
Stone hut circle and length of boundary walling 860m south west of Venford Reservoir dam
10.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Prehistoric and medieval settlements and their field systems at Hound Tor

Prehistoric and medieval settlements and their field systems at Hound Tor stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Prehistoric and medieval settlements and their field systems at Hound Tor

ExeterRoman town · ~13.8 miles
Domesday entry for Houndtor, Devon →
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