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Stone hut circle 655m south-west of Beardown Man is a Bronze Age domestic structure forming part of a dispersed settlement on the eastern slope of Conies Down Tor in Devon. The monument consists of the remains of a circular stone-built dwelling, characteristic of Bronze Age settlement patterns on Dartmoor and the south-western uplands. This hut circle contributes to the archaeological evidence for the organisation and extent of Bronze Age communities in this landscape, where multiple domestic structures were distributed across suitable slopes to exploit both grazing and arable land. The site remains visible as a low stone foundation, preserving important information about prehistoric domestic architecture and settlement practices in the region.
Stone hut circle 655m south-west of Beardown Man forming part of a dispersed settlement on the eastern slope of Conies Down Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012573. View the official record →
Stone hut circle 655m south-west of Beardown Man is a Bronze Age domestic structure forming part of a dispersed settlement on the eastern slope of Conies Down Tor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012573.
Stone hut circle 655m south-west of Beardown Man forming part of a dispersed settlement on the eastern slope of Conies Down 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 1012573.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn east of Down Tor, 770m north east of Combshead Tor (9.8 km), Tor cairn 60m south east of Down Tor (9.9 km), Stone alignment and cairn 830m east of Down Tor (9.9 km).
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