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Stone hut circle 500m north of Wedlake Farm

England
List entry 1007970
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007970
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SX 53900 77944
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Stone hut circle 500m north of Wedlake Farm is a prehistoric domestic settlement structure located on Dartmoor in Devon. The monument consists of a circular stone-built dwelling foundation typical of Bronze Age settlement patterns on the moor, dating to the second millennium BCE. Such hut circles represent evidence of permanent or semi-permanent occupation during the Bronze Age when communities exploited Dartmoor's upland resources through pastoral and possibly small-scale agricultural activities. The structure's surviving stone walls and circular plan provide archaeological evidence of prehistoric settlement organisation and domestic life in southwest England.

Stone hut circle 500m north of Wedlake Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007970. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Stone hut circle 500m north of Wedlake Farm?

Stone hut circle 500m north of Wedlake Farm is a prehistoric domestic settlement structure located on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007970.

Who is responsible for protecting Stone hut circle 500m north of Wedlake Farm?

Stone hut circle 500m north of Wedlake Farm 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 1007970.

What other scheduled monuments are near Stone hut circle 500m north of Wedlake Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Remains of Longstone Manor House, Wind Strew and associated features (9.7 km), Warren at Sheeps Tor, 520m north of Chubstone Cottage (10.2 km), Cist south east of Roughtor Plantation (10.5 km).

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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Civil War
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Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

The Remains of Longstone Manor House, Wind Strew and associated features
9.7 km
Warren at Sheeps Tor, 520m north of Chubstone Cottage
10.2 km
Cist south east of Roughtor Plantation
10.5 km
Roughtor parallel reave
10.7 km
Cairn north east of Yellowmead stone circles
10.7 km
Yellowmead stone circles, cairn and stone alignment
10.7 km
Two stone hut circles and a length of associated walling 620m south east of Cuckoo Rock, forming an outlying part of a prehistoric settlement
10.7 km
Parallel reave and two enclosures, east of Roughtor parallel reave
10.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Stone hut circle 500m north of Wedlake Farm

Stone hut circle 500m north of Wedlake Farm stands on Teign Valley Group, bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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