Scheduled MonumentsEnglandStone hut circle settlement 580m north east of White Hill summit

Stone hut circle settlement 580m north east of White Hill summit

England
List entry 1007662
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England
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Overview

History & significance

Stone hut circle settlement 580m north east of White Hill summit is a Bronze Age settlement located on Dartmoor in Devon. The site comprises multiple stone-built dwelling structures, characteristic of upland pastoral communities that occupied Dartmoor during the second millennium BC. Such hut circle settlements represent permanent or semi-permanent occupation and evidence the organisation of Bronze Age societies engaged in pastoralism and subsistence agriculture across the moorland landscape. The surviving stone foundations and circular ground plans provide archaeological evidence of domestic life and settlement patterns during this prehistoric period.

Stone hut circle settlement 580m north east of White Hill summit is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007662. View the official record →

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What is Stone hut circle settlement 580m north east of White Hill summit?

Stone hut circle settlement 580m north east of White Hill summit is a Bronze Age settlement located on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007662.

Who is responsible for protecting Stone hut circle settlement 580m north east of White Hill summit?

Stone hut circle settlement 580m north east of White Hill summit 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 1007662.

What other scheduled monuments are near Stone hut circle settlement 580m north east of White Hill summit?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn and cist on Barn Hill, 840m north east of Moortown Farm (9.6 km), A stone hut circle on Longash Common lying 870m ESE of Merrivale Bridge (9.6 km), Three stone alignments, ten cairns, three stone hut circles and a length of the Great Western Reave on Longash Common (9.6 km).

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