Round house at Metherall prehistoric settlement. This prehistoric house forms part of a settlement which is now partly within Fernworthy Reservoir. This house is one of those that appears during times of drought. © Copyright Sandy Gerrard and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Bronze Age stone hut circle Fernworthy Reservoir. This ring of stones formed the base of a Bronze Age dwelling with a central pole forming the main support for a heather and thatch roof. © Copyright Kate Jewell and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Location of the hut circles shown as small red circles.
A dispersed prehistoric settlement spread over an area of 3.8 hectares on the north slope of Metherall, south of the modern Fernworthy Reservoir. There are seven certain hut circles in the settlement and an eighth circular feature which may be a cairn or hut. Several of the hut circles were excavated in the 1930s in advance of construction of the reservoir.
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