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Hut circle and fields, Bishop's Mead
Devon
This scheduled monument comprises a prehistoric hut circle and the remains of field systems that surround it. The hut circle represents a dwelling from the Bronze Age or Iron Age, when settled communities farmed the moorland landscape. The associated fields show how people managed the land around their homes, dividing it for grazing and cultivation in ways that have left traces still visible today.
At Bishop's Mead you can read the archaeology of Dartmoor's ancient past directly in the ground. The circular foundations and field banks are humble remains, but they speak to generations of people who knew this corner of the moor intimately, clearing stones, herding animals, and building shelter against the weather.
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