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Summary

Prehistoric hut circle on east side of Enclosure 'H' within Trowlesworthy Warren. The internal hut is in poor condition and approximately 4.5 metres in diameter.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1020323: Prehistoric and historic archaeological landscape at Trowlesworthy Warren
• Scheduled Monument 1020323: Prehistoric and historic archaeological landscape at Trowlesworthy Warren

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX 56 SE 228
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/51/5
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/51/6
• Old SAM County Ref: 280
• Old SAM County Ref: 280
• Old SAM Ref Revised: 24232
• Old SAM Ref: 10822
• Old SAM Ref: 24232
• Pastscape: 1360452

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140672 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(Visited 9/4/1995) Hut circle at SX5723 6440. Hut circle within an historic field system. This building survives as a bank of earth and stone surrounding a circular area and is of the simple plan, single orthostat and rubble bank walling type. Interior measures 6.0 metres in diameter and the surrounding 1.7 metre wide wall stands up to 0.7 metres high.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 158, Map 51, Figure 51.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Hut circle shown on the inside of the eastern perimeter of Enclosure 'H'.

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

Hut circle shown on survey.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

Hut circle partially visible on aerial photograph.

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, UPTR-32 (Worksheet). SDV362781.

(20/07/2020) Condition for internal hut circle MDV125568 is described as stable /very good, althugh notes record the hut circle is poorly defined in landscape as per 2002 description.

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.

Image taken during July 2020 site visit.

Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.

Hut circle shown on modern mapping in the south of the enclosure.

Historic England, 2019, National Heritage List for England, 1020323 (National Heritage List for England). SDV362730.

National Monuments Record, 2019, Pastscape, 2002 data (Website). SDV362732.

The internal hut at SX 5720 6441 is in poor condition and approximately 4.5 metres in diameter (citing Probert, S. A. J., 23/05/2002, English Heritage Field Investgation).

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7369 - Survey of Granite Loading Bays at Trowlesworthy, Devon
• EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
• EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey

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