Scheduled MonumentsEnglandTwo stone hut circles and field system, 590m south of Buttern, forming part of a coaxial field system on Buttern Hill

Two stone hut circles and field system, 590m south of Buttern, forming part of a coaxial field system on Buttern Hill

England
List entry 1021218
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1021218
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.37 hectares
Grid reference
SX 65837 88679
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Two stone hut circles and field system, 590m south of Buttern, is a Bronze Age settlement comprising domestic structures and associated agricultural land on Buttern Hill. The site forms part of a coaxial field system, characterised by parallel field boundaries running in two directions, a layout typical of later prehistoric land organisation in Devon. The stone hut circles represent domestic occupation during the Bronze Age period, whilst the ordered field arrangement demonstrates the systematic management of pastoral and arable resources contemporary with or slightly post-dating the settlement structures. This monument exemplifies the integrated settlement and land-use patterns that developed on the upland margins of Devon during the second and first millennia before the Common Era.

Two stone hut circles and field system, 590m south of Buttern, forming part of a coaxial field system on Buttern Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021218. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Two stone hut circles and field system, 590m south of Buttern, forming part of a coaxial field system on Buttern Hill?

Two stone hut circles and field system, 590m south of Buttern, is a Bronze Age settlement comprising domestic structures and associated agricultural land on Buttern Hill. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021218.

Who is responsible for protecting Two stone hut circles and field system, 590m south of Buttern, forming part of a coaxial field system on Buttern Hill?

Two stone hut circles and field system, 590m south of Buttern, forming part of a coaxial field system on Buttern Hill 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 1021218.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two stone hut circles and field system, 590m south of Buttern, forming part of a coaxial field system on Buttern Hill?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval settlement 470m east of Hartyland (9.3 km), Cairn 500m NNW of Archerton (9.4 km), Cairn and cist on Chittaford Down, 300m north of Archerton (9.5 km).

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Overview
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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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
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Legal
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Two stone hut circles and field system, 590m south of Buttern, forming part of a coaxial field system on Buttern Hill

Two stone hut circles and field system, 590m south of Buttern, forming part of a coaxial field system on Buttern Hill stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Two stone hut circles and field system, 590m south of Buttern, forming part of a coaxial field system on Buttern Hill

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