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The prehistoric stone hut circle settlement situated 630 metres south of Hemstone Rocks is a Bronze Age domestic site located on Dartmoor in Devon. The settlement comprises stone-built circular structures typical of upland moorland occupation during the later second millennium BCE, representing evidence of pastoral and agricultural communities that utilised the high ground of Dartmoor during this period. Such hut circle settlements are significant for understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns, land use, and the organisation of domestic life in the south-west of England. The site's survival on the relatively undisturbed moorland landscape preserves important archaeological deposits that contribute to our knowledge of prehistoric Devon.
Prehistoric stone hut circle settlement 630m south of Hemstone Rocks is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018709. View the official record →
The prehistoric stone hut circle settlement situated 630 metres south of Hemstone Rocks is a Bronze Age domestic site located on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018709.
Prehistoric stone hut circle settlement 630m south of Hemstone Rocks 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 1018709.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric enclosed settlement known as Outer Huccaby Ring and associated irregular aggregate field system (8.6 km), Enclosure and fields N of Yar Tor (9 km), Cairns N of Corndon Tor (9.1 km).
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