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Partly enclosed hut circle settlement, Kennon Hill
Prehistoric Settlements

Partly enclosed hut circle settlement, Kennon Hill

A hut circle settlement on Kennon Hill above the Gallaven Brook: an agglomerated enclosure of at least 13 parts with about 22 huts, five more huts outside and a small oval enclosure on the east edge.

Penn Moor reave and settlement
Reaves & Field Systems

Penn Moor reave and settlement

A 340 m stretch of the Penn Moor contour reave, a boulder bank up to 3 m wide, joined by two hut circles, with the enclosed Penn Moor settlement of at least eight huts.

Piles Copse hut settlement above the Erme
Prehistoric Settlements

Piles Copse hut settlement above the Erme

Twenty-two hut circles, 5 to 11 m across, in two groups with enclosures on the steep east side of the Erme valley, and three tinners' caches from later use.

Pillow mound at the top of Legis Tor
Other Heritage Sites

Pillow mound at the top of Legis Tor

A pillow mound 16.5 m long and 0.7 m high near the top of Legis Tor with drystone-faced sides and a shallow gully that may have served as a vermin trap route.