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Historic England's scheduling record (list entry 1021220) describes a stone hut circle in enclosed land on the east-facing slope of Buttern Hill. It is a circular double upright-stone wall, 1.2 metres wide and up to 1.5 metres high, round a space 10.4 metres across. A later drystone wall up to 1 metre high has been built on top of the west wall of the hut. The original entrance probably faces east, but it has been blocked. It lies in the parish of Gidleigh, about 1.2 km north of Scorhill Tor and 1.3 km west of Gidleigh.
Sources: Historic England list entry 1021220, which cites the Devon County Sites and Monuments Register (SX68NE20, 1986).
- Period: Bronze Age
- Status: Scheduled monument (Historic England list entry 1021220)
- Grid reference: SX 6582 8834 (approximate, from the listing's coordinates)
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