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| HER Number: | MDV126943 |
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| Name: | Hut circle within enclosure south of Penn Beacon, Cornwood |
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Summary
Western of two hut circles of 6.0 metres diameter within enclosure south of Penn Beacon
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 599 628 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, CPE/UK 1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 2292-2293 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV140289.
A circular bank is visible as an earthwork.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 177-8, Map 52, Figure 52.3 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Hut Circle '1' of 6.0 metres diameter is the western of two hut circles within the enclosure at 'Penn Beacon South'. It is free-standing near the centre of the enclosure with a probable entrance to the south where there is a small gap in the wall. An arc of walling lies to the east towards the second hut.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 1999-2017, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX5962 01-JUN-2002 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363087.
A circular bank is visible as an earthwork.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
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 vegetation covered bank circa 1.2 to 1.7m wide is visible on aerial photographs of 1946, enclosing a circular area circa 6m in diameter, within a larger D-shaped enclosure on the higher south facing slopes of Penn Moor, approximately 100m south of Penn Beacon.
The circular feature is interpreted as a hut circle of probable Bronze Age date. It is one of two possible hut circle sites visible within the surrounding oval enclosure (MDV2403).
It is not possible to identify an entrance to the hut circle from the sources available to the survey.
Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.
Hut circle shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV137656 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 177-8, Map 52, Figure 52.3. |
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| SDV140289 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. CPE/UK 1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 2292-2293 10-DEC-1946. |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: 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). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV363087 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 1999-2017. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX5962 01-JUN-2002. |
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| SDV364015 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV2403 | Part of: Enclosure with two hut circles south of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV126944 | Related to: Hut circle within enclosure south of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument) |
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)
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 27 2021 11:55AM |
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