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| HER Number: | MDV12788 |
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| Name: | Prehistoric Hut Circle in Broomage Wood |
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Summary
Prehistoric hut circle with associated field walls in Broomage Wood
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 585 607 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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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
- SHINE: Prehistoric barrows and hut platforms, remains of parallel reave system dating to the Bronze Age and enclosure of unknown date on Ridding Down
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 439537
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/191
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Ashbrook, K. + Sayer, Lady., 1977, Hut Circles and Associated Field Walls (Worksheet). SDV343654.
Hut circle, probably Iron Age, clearly visible and associated field walls which are double in places. Good condition. Two 'entrance stones' in nearby field wall, approximately 1.2 metres high. A few yards to the north is a rectangular depression. There are field walls associated with the hut.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, SX56SE (Cartographic). SDV336987.
Not recorded on 1985 interpretation.
National Monuments Record, 2002, 439537 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV343661.
This area in Broomage Wood was inaccessible in 2002 because of dense vegetation.
Fletcher, M., 2002, The Archaeological Landscape of Crownhill Down and Ridding Down: Survey Report, 4 (Report - Survey). SDV343412.
Other details: Figure 3 and Crownhill Down Survey.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336987 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. SX56SE. Air Photographs Unit. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV343412 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M.. 2002. The Archaeological Landscape of Crownhill Down and Ridding Down: Survey Report. English Heritage Report. AI/31/2002. A4 Stapled + Digital. 4. |
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| SDV343654 | Worksheet: Ashbrook, K. + Sayer, Lady.. 1977. Hut Circles and Associated Field Walls. Worksheet. |
| SDV343661 | National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. 2002. 439537. National Monuments Record Index. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV12789 | Related to: Prehistoric Hut Circle in Broomage Wood (Monument) |
| MDV15022 | Related to: Prehistoric Parallel Reave System on Ridding Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4559 - Archaeological Landscape of Crownhill Down and Riddding Down
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 9 2009 2:33PM |
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