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This monument is a Bronze Age settlement complex located on Dartmoor in Devon, comprising a cluster of stone hut circles representative of prehistoric domestic occupation alongside funerary and agricultural elements. The unenclosed arrangement of the hut circles, together with the two associated cairns, suggests a settlement pattern typical of the later Bronze Age, when such open communities were established across the moorland landscape. The presence of an adjacent field system indicates organised agriculture contemporary with habitation, reflecting the Bronze Age economy's integration of pastoral and domestic activities. The site exemplifies the archaeological evidence for sustained moorland occupation during the Bronze Age and contributes significantly to understanding settlement hierarchies and land use practices in this period.
Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement, two cairns and section of field system 330m north east of Hemstone Rocks is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017986. View the official record →
This monument is a Bronze Age settlement complex located on Dartmoor in Devon, comprising a cluster of stone hut circles representative of prehistoric domestic occupation alongside funerary and agricultural elements. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017986.
Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement, two cairns and section of field system 330m north east of Hemstone Rocks 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 1017986.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two double stone alignments, cairn and standing stone 700m south west of Laughter Hole Farm (8.5 km), Irregular aggregate field system and stone hut circle 755m north east of Dunnabridge Pound Farm (8.6 km), Brimpts Mine, three prehistoric settlements and associated reaves 550m north west of Outer Huccaby Ring (8.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement, two cairns and section of field system 330m north east of Hemstone Rocks's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement, two cairns and section of field system 330m north east of Hemstone Rocks stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.