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Summary

Hut circle '34' of 5.3 metres diameter with walls 1.8 metres wide by up to 0.65 metres high to the north-east of Enclosure 'E' at Langstone Moor settlement. This hut was excavated in 1894 and the the inner wall lining is visible.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1007555: Easternmost stone hut circle forming part of the settlement on Langstone Moor

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NE/17/6
• Old SAM Ref: 20371

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 68-69, Map 30, Figure 30.2 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Hut circle to the north-east of Enclosure 'G' at 'Langstone Moor settlement'.

Newman, P., 2003, The Langstone Moor Stone Circle, Peter Tavy, Devon and its Prehistoric Environs, 7-9, fig 2, 9, Appendix IV (Report - Survey). SDV255420.

Hut circle No. 34 is shown on the English Heritage 1:1000 survey of 2003 as a 5.3 metre diameter circle to the north-east of the most easterly enclosure. The hut was excavated in 1894. The walls are 1.8 metres wide and up to 0.65 metres high with the inner wall lining visible.

English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.

Hut circle shown on survey.

GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

Hut circle visible on aerial photograph.

Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2022, National Heritage List for England, 1007555 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364675.

This monument includes a stone hut circle situated on a gentle south-facing slope overlooking the valley of the River Walkham and forming part of the Bronze Age settlement on Langstone Moor. The building is terraced into the hillslope and is composed of coursed drystone walling. The interior of the structure measures 6 metres in diameter and has 2 metres wide walls standing up to 0.5 metres high.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7275 - Survey of the Langstone Moor stone circle and other prehistoric monuments nearby
• EDV7441 - Condition survey of the archaeological sites of Merrivale Training Area
• EDV7570 - Condition survey of Merrivale Range training area
• EDV8713 - Merrivale Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey

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