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Summary

Hut circle in settlement east of Cholwich Town China Clay Works. One of a group of hut circles in the settlement

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Two Bronze Age hut circle settlements and the remains of a longhouse type building east of Cholwich Town Chinda Clay Works

Other References/Statuses

• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1965, RAF/58/7109, RAF/58/7109 F42 0130-0131 22-NOV-1965 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351186.

Circular and curvilinear earthwork banked and stone-built features are visible.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 175-6. Map 52, Figure 52.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Hut circle in Settlement 'B' at 'Parkland enclosures' at the northern end of a curving boundary which extends towards the enclosure.

Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5961-SX5962 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.

Circular and curvilinear earthwork banked and stone-built features are identifiable.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 1999-2017, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX5962 03-MAY-2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363087.

Circular and curvilinear earthwork banked and stone-built features are visible.

Gerrard, S., 2004, List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor (Un-published). SDV345444.

This site was considered for designation as a Scheduled Ancient Monument during the Monument Protection Programme. The programme ended before the entire list of sites was successfully scheduled so this is included on a local list of Nationally Important Sites.

Cartographic Engineering, 2006, Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345590.

Visible on aerial photograph.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.

A hut circle of probable Bronze Age to Iron Age date is visible on aerial photographs of 1965 and digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2007 as a roughly oval hollow or platform approximately 5m across enclosed by a low earthwork bank circa 3m wide. Breaks approximately 1m wide in the north west and south-east sides of the bank might be evidence of an entrance.
The hut circle is located within a wider, shallow terrace cut into the south-west facing slope, and part of a wider hut circle settlement (see MDV79188). A similar embanked hut circle is visible approximately 20m to the south-east.

Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)

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