Scheduled MonumentsEnglandStone hut circle 460m south east of Penn Beacon

Stone hut circle 460m south east of Penn Beacon

England
List entry 1008645
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008645
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SX 60332 62655
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Stone hut circle 460m south east of Penn Beacon is a prehistoric domestic structure located on moorland in Devon. The monument consists of the remains of a stone-built circular dwelling, characteristic of Bronze Age settlement patterns in south-western England, typically dating to the second millennium before present. Such hut circles represent evidence of pastoral and agricultural communities that exploited the upland areas of Dartmoor and surrounding regions during prehistory. The site's survival as an archaeological feature contributes to understanding the distribution and organisation of ancient settlements across Devon's moorland landscape.

Stone hut circle 460m south east of Penn Beacon is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008645. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Stone hut circle 460m south east of Penn Beacon?

Stone hut circle 460m south east of Penn Beacon is a prehistoric domestic structure located on moorland in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008645.

Who is responsible for protecting Stone hut circle 460m south east of Penn Beacon?

Stone hut circle 460m south east of Penn Beacon 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 1008645.

What other scheduled monuments are near Stone hut circle 460m south east of Penn Beacon?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (6.8 km), One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (6.9 km), One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (7 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.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Stone hut circle 460m south east of Penn Beacon

Stone hut circle 460m south east of Penn Beacon stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.