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Stone hut circle settlement, cairnfield and field system 580m north east of Gartaven Ford is a Bronze Age archaeological complex situated on moorland in Devon. The monument comprises a settlement of stone-built circular domestic structures characteristic of later prehistoric upland occupation, associated with a cairnfield containing burial cairns and a field system of banks and boundaries. The remains demonstrate the integrated pastoral and agricultural exploitation of Devonian moorland during the Bronze Age period. The site represents important evidence for the organisation of prehistoric settlement and land use in the South West.
Stone hut circle settlement, cairnfield and field system 580m north east of Gartaven Ford is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019489. View the official record →
Stone hut circle settlement, cairnfield and field system 580m north east of Gartaven Ford is a Bronze Age archaeological complex situated on moorland in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019489.
Stone hut circle settlement, cairnfield and field system 580m north east of Gartaven Ford 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 1019489.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Clapper Bridge, Postbridge (9.9 km), Camp 325yds (300m) SE of Archerton (9.9 km), Kistvaen 325yds (300m) S of Archerton (9.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Stone hut circle settlement, cairnfield and field system 580m north east of Gartaven Ford's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Stone hut circle settlement, cairnfield and field system 580m north east of Gartaven Ford stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.