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HER Number:MDV119954
Name:Hut Circle (24) east of Broadall Lake, Cornwood

Summary

Hut to the south-west of the unenclosed settlement to the east of Broadall Lake. Measures 4.8 metres diameter is an incomplete ring of boulders and stones on a level stance with a back scarp 0.5 metres high. The entrance was not evident. This hut circle is separated from the main settlement and is possibly not associated with the main group.

Location

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

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Remains of Bronze Age hut circles, medieval or later tin streamworking and leat Hut circles and fields on Dendles Waste

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 24: At SX61236310 of 4.8 metres diameter is an incomplete ring of boulders and stones on a level stance with a back scarp 0.5 metres high. The entrance was not evident. This hut circle is separated from the main settlement and is possibly not associated with the main group.

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: #79238 ]
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)
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)
MDV119940Related to: Hut stance (18) 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 9:04AM