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| HER Number: | MDV131185 |
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| Name: | Hut circle within settlement south-west of Penn Beacon, Cornwood |
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Summary
Northern of two hut circles within small enclosure to the south-west of Penn Beacon
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 597 628 |
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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 (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Enclosure plotted but no further reference.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 176-7, Map 52, Figure 52.2 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Hut Circle '4' of 4.0 metres diameter is the northern of two hut circles in the small enclosure at 'Penn Beacon South-west' situated on the south side of the enclosure with a pillar at the south-west entrance.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on aerial photogarph.
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 bank defined hut circle settlement was transcribed in this location by a pre-NMP aerial survey but no evidence for such a site was identified by subsequent aerial survey on any of the available aerial photographic or lidar derived sources.
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. 176-7, Map 52, Figure 52.2. |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #132488 ] |
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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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Associated Monuments
| MDV43437 | Part of: Hut circle settlement with two hut circles south-west of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV2401 | Related to: Enclosure south-west of Penn Beacon, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV131186 | Related to: Hut circle within settlement south-west 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 10:39AM |
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