Scheduled MonumentsEnglandStone hut circle and length of boundary walling 860m south west of Venford Reservoir dam

Stone hut circle and length of boundary walling 860m south west of Venford Reservoir dam

England
List entry 1020094
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020094
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.02 hectares
Grid reference
SX 68257 70428
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Stone hut circle and length of boundary walling 860m south west of Venford Reservoir dam is a Bronze Age settlement site located on Dartmoor in Devon. The monument comprises a stone-built circular hut structure accompanied by associated boundary walling, indicative of domestic occupation and land organisation during the Bronze Age period. The hut circle and its surrounding field system reflect the pastoral and agricultural practices of prehistoric communities that inhabited Dartmoor, with the stone construction providing durable evidence of settlement patterns in this upland landscape. Such monuments are characteristic of the Bronze Age occupation of Dartmoor and contribute significantly to understanding prehistoric settlement distribution and land use in the South West of England.

Stone hut circle and length of boundary walling 860m south west of Venford Reservoir dam is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020094. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Stone hut circle and length of boundary walling 860m south west of Venford Reservoir dam?

Stone hut circle and length of boundary walling 860m south west of Venford Reservoir dam is a Bronze Age settlement site located on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020094.

Who is responsible for protecting Stone hut circle and length of boundary walling 860m south west of Venford Reservoir dam?

Stone hut circle and length of boundary walling 860m south west of Venford Reservoir dam 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 1020094.

What other scheduled monuments are near Stone hut circle and length of boundary walling 860m south west of Venford Reservoir dam?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stone hut circle south west of Corringdon Ball (9.8 km), The northern of three stone hut circles south west of Corringdon Leat, Corringdon Ball (9.8 km), The middle one of three stone hut circles south west of Corringdon Leat, Corringdon Ball (9.8 km).

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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
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Literature
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Stone hut circle and length of boundary walling 860m south west of Venford Reservoir dam

Stone hut circle and length of boundary walling 860m south west of Venford Reservoir dam stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

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Around Stone hut circle and length of boundary walling 860m south west of Venford Reservoir dam

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