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HER Number:MDV119940
Name:Hut stance (18) east of Broadall Lake, Cornwood

Summary

Hut stance in centre of group; part of the unenclosed settlement to the east of Broadall Lake. Measures 5.8 metres diameter with an ill-defined single ring of boulders and fallen slabs with a back scarp 1 metre high. The entrance was possibly on the east side.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 612 631
Map Sheet:SX66SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishCornwood
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishCORNWOOD

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

'Hut Circles' shown on 19th century map.

Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S., 1998, Hawns and Dendles: An Archaeological Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 9, Figures 3 and 6, Appendix 1 (Report - Survey). SDV346246.

Settlement of 23 hut circles and hut stances on a south facing slope to the east of Broadall Lake. Four lie along the line of a reave. Most are levelled into the slope.
Hut 18: At SX61286317 a hut stance of circa 5.8 metres diameter with an ill-defined single ring of boulders and fallen slabs with a back scarp 1 metre high. The entrance was possibly on the east side.

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

Hut circle visible on aerial photograph.

Ordnance Survey, 2017, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359962.

'Settlement' shown on modern mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV346026Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #79225 ]
SDV346246Report - Survey: Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S.. 1998. Hawns and Dendles: An Archaeological Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. A4 Spiral Bound + Digital. 9, Figures 3 and 6, Appendix 1.
SDV359962Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2017. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV4360Part of: Settlement north of Dendles Waste east of Broadall Lake, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV20529Related to: Four hut circles north of Hawns Farmstead, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV119886Related to: Hut Circle (1) east of Broadall Lake, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV119923Related to: Hut Circle (10) east of Broadall Lake, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV119925Related to: Hut Circle (11) east of Broadall Lake, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV119929Related to: Hut Circle (12) east of Broadall Lake, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV119932Related to: Hut Circle (13) east of Broadall Lake, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV119933Related to: Hut Circle (14) east of Broadall Lake, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV119934Related to: Hut Circle (15) east of Broadall Lake, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV119937Related to: Hut Circle (17) east of Broadall Lake, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV119942Related to: Hut Circle (19) east of Broadall Lake, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV119887Related to: Hut Circle (2) east of Broadall Lake, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV119946Related to: Hut Circle (21) east of Broadall Lake, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV119952Related to: Hut Circle (23) east of Broadall Lake, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV119954Related to: Hut Circle (24) east of Broadall Lake, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV119915Related to: Hut Circle (3) east of Broadall Lake, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV119916Related to: Hut Circle (4) east of Broadall Lake, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV119917Related to: Hut Circle (5) east of Broadall Lake, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV119918Related to: Hut Circle (6) east of Broadall Lake, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV119919Related to: Hut Circle (7) east of Broadall Lake, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV119920Related to: Hut Circle (8) east of Broadall Lake, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV119921Related to: Hut Circle (9) east of Broadall Lake, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV119948Related to: Hut Circle or Stance (22) east of Broadall Lake, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV119943Related to: Hut Stance (20) east of Broadall Lake, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV119935Related to: Stance or Hut Circle (16) east of Broadall Lake, Cornwood (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV4965 - Hawns and Dendles, Cornwood: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission

Date Last Edited:Jan 28 2022 9:03AM