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HER Number:MDV45134
Name:Hut circle within unenclosed settlement west of Ford Brook, Cornwood

Summary

Hut circle within unenclosed settlement west of Ford Brook of 9 metres diameter with walls 1 metre wide by 0.6 metres high and an entrance to the east

Location

Grid Reference:SX 605 626
Map Sheet:SX66SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishCornwood
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishCORNWOOD

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SW/268
  • Old SAM County Ref: 444
  • Old SAM Ref: 10772

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 181-2, Map 52, Figure 52.7 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Isolated hut circle to the north of Enclosure 'C' at 'Ford Brook Upper settlement' with an entrance to the east.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

Visible on aerial photograph.

Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1013175 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.

This hut circle lies on a south-east facing slope west of High-house Waste and Ford Brook. It measures 9 metres in diameter, with walls 1 metre in thickness and 0.6 metres in height, and has a probable entrance to the south-east. It lies south of an enclosure and other hut circles.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV137656Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 181-2, Map 52, Figure 52.7.
SDV361462Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #132597 ]
SDV364015Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV364016National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1013175.

Associated Monuments

MDV104954Parent of: Broken granite trough in hut circle at High House Waste, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV4362Part of: Unenclosed hut circle settlement west of Ford Brook, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV4281Related to: Enclosure west of Ford Brook and 740 metres south-east of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV50913Related to: Hut circle within unenclosed settlement west of Ford Brook, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV50914Related to: Hut circle within unenclosed settlement west of Ford Brook, Cornwood (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 4 2021 10:05AM