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HER Number:MDV131228
Name:Hut circle within southern enclosure north of Ford Waste, Cornwood

Summary

Hut circle within southern enclosure to the north of Ford Waste of 3.2 metres diameter

Location

Grid Reference:SX 607 618
Map Sheet:SX66SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishCornwood
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishCORNWOOD

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX66SW37
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SW/269
  • Old SAM County Ref: 443
  • Old SAM Ref: 10765
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Hut circle shown on 19th century map.

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs, 3054-5 (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

Photograph taken on 11th March 1948.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX66SW37, SX66SW37 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV161921.

Visited on 30th March 1950. Enclosure with lynchet on lower edge.
Visited on 14th July 1979. Enclosure 80 metres by 40 metres.

National Monuments Record, 1977, SX6061, 1 (Aerial Photograph). SDV156974.

Photograph taken on 14th April 1977.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Enclosure contains a hut circle. Overlain by later fields containing ridge and furrow.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 182-3, Map 52, Figure 52.8 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Hut Circle '4' of 3.2 metres diameter within Enclosure 'A' at 'Ford Brook Lower settlement'.

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

Visible on aerial photograph.

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

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1012700 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.

This enclosure lies on a south-east facing slope north of Ford Waste. The huts are 6 metres and 9 metres in diameter respectively, with walls up to 3 metres in thickness and 0.3 metres in height.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV137656Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 182-3, Map 52, Figure 52.8.
SDV156974Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1977. SX6061. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. 1.
SDV161921Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX66SW37. OSAD Card. Card Index. SX66SW37.
SDV319854Cartographic: 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.
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV342938Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). 3054-5.
SDV361462Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #132607 ]
SDV364015Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV364016National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1012700.

Associated Monuments

MDV45135Part of: Southern of three enclosures north of Ford Waste, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV4361Related to: Central of three enclosures north of Ford Waste, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV27802Related to: Field system east of Rook Tor (Monument)
MDV131224Related to: Hut circle in northern enclosure north of Ford Waste, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV45137Related to: Hut circle west of southern enclosure north of Ford Waste, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV45138Related to: Hut circle west of southern enclosure north of Ford Waste, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV131227Related to: Hut circle within southern enclosure north of Ford Waste, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV45136Related to: Northern of three enclosures north of Ford Waste, Cornwood (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 5 2021 12:15PM