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HER Number: | MDV110280 |
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Name: | Hut circles on Corndon Down |
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Summary
Set within the Dartmeet parallel reave system, a pair of circles has been identified by Butler, although one is less certain. Built against a bank and measuring 4.3 metres in diameter, half of this hut was destroyed when the bank was reconstructed.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 681 754 |
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Map Sheet: | SX67NE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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District | Teignbridge |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Dartmeet Parallel Reave System. Earthworks of an extensive area of prehistoric remains including complex field system, numerous hut circles, enclosures and cairns, overlain by medieval remains including Vaghill Warren, farmsteads and a large field syste
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East, Map 16.5, page 132 (Monograph). SDV299725.
Set within the Dartmeet parallel reave system, a pair of circles has been identified by Butler, although one is less certain. Built against a bank and measuring 4.3 metres in diameter, half of this hut was destroyed when the bank was reconstructed. Slight traces of another possible hut lie a few metres uphill.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV299725 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. One. Paperback Volume. Map 16.5, page 132. [Mapped features: #69713 ; #69714 ] |
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Associated Monuments
MDV6030 | Part of: Dartmeet parallel reave system - northern section (Monument) |
MDV26187 | Related to: Enclosure in Dartmeet parallel reave system (Monument) |
MDV26189 | Related to: Enclosure in Dartmeet parallel reave system (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Mar 20 2015 2:12PM |
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