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HER Number: | MDV125537 |
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Name: | Hut circle in group on the west side of the Erme Valley, north of Lower Piles |
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Summary
Hut comprising a circular, turf-covered bank with some in situ stone visible (approximate diameter 4 - 6 metres). One of a group of hut circles and fragments of enclosure walls set at the edge of a tall escarpment on the west side of the River Erme, north of Yadsworthy Waste.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 641 613 |
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Map Sheet: | SX66SW |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Cornwood |
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District | South Hams |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | CORNWOOD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Newman , P., 2018, Erme Survey GIS data (Cartographic). SDV361913.
Newman, P., 2018, The Upper Erme Valley, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: An Archaeological Survey (Report - Survey). SDV362921.
One of a group of hut circles and fragments of enclosure walls set at the edge of a tall escarpment on the west side of the River Erme, north of Yadsworthy Waste. The site was surveyed whilst covered by dense summer bracken. The three huts (MDV125535-125537) comprise circular, turf-covered banks with some in situ stone visible, and approximate diameters of between 4 and 6 metres.
Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.
Depicted on the modern mapping, but size of hut is not very accurate.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV361913 | Cartographic: Newman , P.. 2018. Erme Survey GIS data. GIS ShapeFile. Digital. [Mapped feature: #117098 ] |
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SDV362729 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV13238 | Part of: UNENCLOSED HUT CIRCLE SETTLEMENT in the Parish of Cornwood (Monument) |
MDV125538 | Related to: Faint hut in group on the west side of the Erme Valley, north of Lower Piles (Monument) |
MDV125539 | Related to: Faint hut in group on the west side of the Erme Valley, north of Lower Piles (Monument) |
MDV125535 | Related to: Hut circle in group on the west side of the Erme Valley, north of Lower Piles (Monument) |
MDV125536 | Related to: Hut circle in group on the west side of the Erme Valley, north of Lower Piles (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8082 - Survey of the Upper Erme Valley
Date Last Edited: | Mar 19 2019 3:51PM |
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