Scheduled MonumentsEnglandStone hut circle 400m south east of Great Nodden forming an outlying part of a stone hut circle settlement

Stone hut circle 400m south east of Great Nodden forming an outlying part of a stone hut circle settlement

England
List entry 1008655
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008655
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SX 54217 87214
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Stone hut circle 400m south east of Great Nodden is a Bronze Age or Iron Age domestic settlement site located in Devon, England. The monument forms part of a wider hut circle settlement and comprises the remains of at least one stone-built roundhouse, typical of prehistoric upland occupation in south-west England. Such structures represent the domestic and agricultural practices of communities during the later prehistoric period, with stone-founded circular dwellings indicating permanent or semi-permanent settlement in this landscape. The site contributes to the archaeological understanding of settlement patterns and land use in Devon during the Bronze Age and Iron Age periods.

Stone hut circle 400m south east of Great Nodden forming an outlying part of a stone hut circle settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008655. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Stone hut circle 400m south east of Great Nodden forming an outlying part of a stone hut circle settlement?

Stone hut circle 400m south east of Great Nodden is a Bronze Age or Iron Age domestic settlement site located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008655.

Who is responsible for protecting Stone hut circle 400m south east of Great Nodden forming an outlying part of a stone hut circle settlement?

Stone hut circle 400m south east of Great Nodden forming an outlying part of a stone hut circle settlement 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 1008655.

What other scheduled monuments are near Stone hut circle 400m south east of Great Nodden forming an outlying part of a stone hut circle settlement?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stone hut circle 500m north of Wedlake Farm (9.3 km), Prehistoric irregular aggregate field system, stone hut circles and a medieval field on the south-west slope of White Tor (9.4 km), Seven stone hut circles, a length of field boundary and a clearance cairn forming part of the settlement on Langstone Moor (9.4 km).

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Overview
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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
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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
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Legal
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Stone hut circle 400m south east of Great Nodden forming an outlying part of a stone hut circle settlement

Stone hut circle 400m south east of Great Nodden forming an outlying part of a stone hut circle settlement stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Stone hut circle 400m south east of Great Nodden forming an outlying part of a stone hut circle settlement

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