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The northern of three stone hut circles south west of Corringdon Leat, Corringdon Ball is a Bronze Age settlement site located on Dartmoor in Devon. The hut circle comprises a substantially preserved circular structure defined by stone walls, typical of domestic dwellings constructed during the later Bronze Age period, approximately 1500 to 700 BC. The site forms part of a Bronze Age settlement complex comprising three hut circles in close proximity, indicating a small nucleated community. Such stone-built hut circles represent one of the most characteristic archaeological features of Dartmoor's prehistoric landscape and provide important evidence for domestic settlement patterns and construction methods in the later prehistoric period.
The northern of three stone hut circles south west of Corringdon Leat, Corringdon Ball is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010459. View the official record →
The northern of three stone hut circles south west of Corringdon Leat, Corringdon Ball is a Bronze Age settlement site located on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010459.
The northern of three stone hut circles south west of Corringdon Leat, Corringdon Ball 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 1010459.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (2.9 km), One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (2.9 km), One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (3 km).
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The northern of three stone hut circles south west of Corringdon Leat, Corringdon Ball stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.