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Sherberton stone circle 315m SSE of Little Sherberton

England
List entry 1002535
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002535
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.18 hectares
Grid reference
SX 63940 73173
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Sherberton stone circle is a Bronze Age monument located near Little Sherberton in Devon. The site consists of a ring of standing stones positioned approximately 315 metres south-south-east of the settlement. The circle represents a form of ceremonial or ritual landscape feature typical of the Bronze Age period, when such stone circles were erected across southwestern England. The monument is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under the designation NHLE 1002535, recognising its archaeological significance as a surviving example of prehistoric monumental construction.

Sherberton stone circle 315m SSE of Little Sherberton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002535. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Sherberton stone circle 315m SSE of Little Sherberton?

Sherberton stone circle is a Bronze Age monument located near Little Sherberton in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002535.

Who is responsible for protecting Sherberton stone circle 315m SSE of Little Sherberton?

Sherberton stone circle 315m SSE of Little Sherberton 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 1002535.

What other scheduled monuments are near Sherberton stone circle 315m SSE of Little Sherberton?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Blowing house N of Dry Lake (9.8 km), Five stone hut circles 500m south east of Yealm Steps forming part of a large stone hut circle settlement (9.9 km), Hut circles and enclosure to S of Left Lake (9.9 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

Blowing house N of Dry Lake
9.8 km
Five stone hut circles 500m south east of Yealm Steps forming part of a large stone hut circle settlement
9.9 km
Hut circles and enclosure to S of Left Lake
9.9 km
Enclosures and hut circles at Petre's Pits Bottom
10.2 km
Enclosure and hut circle N of Old Hill
10.4 km
Hut enclosure N of Old Hill
10.4 km
Enclosure with hut circles north of Bala Brook intake
10.5 km
Three enclosed hut groups, Black Tor, Shipley Bridge
10.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Sherberton stone circle 315m SSE of Little Sherberton

Sherberton stone circle 315m SSE of Little Sherberton stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Sherberton stone circle 315m SSE of Little Sherberton

ExeterRoman town · ~21.1 miles
Domesday entry for Stoke, Devon →
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