Scheduled MonumentsEnglandUnenclosed stone hut circle settlement and associated fields north of Standon Down

Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement and associated fields north of Standon Down

England
List entry 1008244
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008244
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3.2 hectares
Grid reference
SX 55031 82489
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The unenclosed stone hut circle settlement and associated fields north of Standon Down is a Bronze Age settlement complex located on Dartmoor in Devon. The site comprises multiple stone hut circles set within a landscape of prehistoric field systems, representing evidence of domestic occupation and agricultural management during the Bronze Age period. The hut circles are constructed from stone and appear as roughly circular or oval foundations, whilst the associated field boundaries consist of banks and reaves typical of Bronze Age land organisation on the moor. This settlement type reflects the pattern of dispersed habitation and pastoral farming practices that characterised Bronze Age communities on Dartmoor during the second and early first millennia before the Common Era.

Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement and associated fields north of Standon Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008244. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement and associated fields north of Standon Down?

The unenclosed stone hut circle settlement and associated fields north of Standon Down is a Bronze Age settlement complex located on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008244.

Who is responsible for protecting Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement and associated fields north of Standon Down?

Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement and associated fields north of Standon Down 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 1008244.

What other scheduled monuments are near Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement and associated fields north of Standon Down?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement south of Foggintor Quarries, 1140m ENE of Criptor (9.7 km), Stone hut circle settlement 900m west of Devil's Bridge (9.8 km), Stone hut circle situated on the north eastern edge of an unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 1180m south of North Hessary Tor (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
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Historical Maps
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement and associated fields north of Standon Down

Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement and associated fields north of Standon Down stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement and associated fields north of Standon Down

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