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Assycombe is a complex archaeological site in Devon comprising remains spanning several periods of occupation and land use. The site contains a prehistoric stone alignment, Bronze Age or Iron Age hut circles indicating settlement activity in the later prehistoric period, a medieval long house representing the manorial or agricultural settlement phase of the medieval economy, and post-medieval farmstead structures reflecting the continuation and evolution of settlement into the early modern period. The combination of these successive monuments on a single location demonstrates the long-term patterns of habitation and land exploitation in Devon's rural landscape. The site is designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the National Heritage List for England.
Stone alignment, hut circle settlement, medieval long house and post-medieval farmstead at Assycombe is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017981. View the official record →
Assycombe is a complex archaeological site in Devon comprising remains spanning several periods of occupation and land use. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017981.
Stone alignment, hut circle settlement, medieval long house and post-medieval farmstead at Assycombe 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 1017981.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Yar Tor stone row and adjacent cist (8.7 km), Cairn on Corndon Tor (8.7 km), Huccaby Ring (8.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Stone alignment, hut circle settlement, medieval long house and post-medieval farmstead at Assycombe's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Stone alignment, hut circle settlement, medieval long house and post-medieval farmstead at Assycombe stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.