Scheduled MonumentsEnglandStone hut circle 215m south east of Hartland Tor

Stone hut circle 215m south east of Hartland Tor

England
List entry 1021337
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1021337
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.02 hectares
Grid reference
SX 64373 79834
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Stone hut circle 215m south east of Hartland Tor is a prehistoric domestic structure located on Dartmoor in Devon. The monument consists of the stone foundations of a circular dwelling, characteristic of Bronze Age settlement patterns in the region, dating to approximately the second millennium BCE. Such hut circles represent the remains of individual homesteads or pastoral settlements that occupied the moorland during this period, and this example contributes to the archaeological understanding of Bronze Age land use and habitation on Dartmoor. The circular stone footings survive as a visible earthwork feature, preserving evidence of prehistoric domestic architecture and settlement organisation on the high moorland.

Stone hut circle 215m south east of Hartland Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021337. View the official record →

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What is Stone hut circle 215m south east of Hartland Tor?

Stone hut circle 215m south east of Hartland Tor is a prehistoric domestic structure located on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021337.

Who is responsible for protecting Stone hut circle 215m south east of Hartland Tor?

Stone hut circle 215m south east of Hartland 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 1021337.

What other scheduled monuments are near Stone hut circle 215m south east of Hartland Tor?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross NE of Nun's Cross (10 km), Ring cairn on Holne Ridge 860m north west of Hapstead Ford and 1180m north east of Ryder's Hill (10.1 km), Ringleshutes tinwork (10.4 km).

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Monuments
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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
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Stone hut circle 215m south east of Hartland Tor

Stone hut circle 215m south east of Hartland 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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