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HER Number:MDV131418
Name:Hut circle within enclosure north of Harrowthorn Plantation, Cornwood

Summary

One of a group of hut circles within enclosure north of Harrowthorn Plantation

Location

Grid Reference:SX 622 625
Map Sheet:SX66SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishCornwood
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishCORNWOOD

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX66SW25
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SW/83
  • Old SAM County Ref: 846
  • Old SAM Ref: 10507

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX66SW25, SX66SW25 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV156966.

Visited on 31st March 1950. Settlement; pounds and hut circles north of Harrowthorn Pantation. The hut circles are correct as shown on map but enclosures are very fragmentary.
Visited on 1st August 1977. The remains of 20 hut circles can be identified.

National Monuments Record, 1977, SX6262, 3 (Aerial Photograph). SDV156968.

Photograph taken on 14th April 1977.

Robinson, R., 1984, List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1984 (Un-published). SDV343082.

Visited on 30th June 1984.

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

Enclosure visible on aerial photographs containing 22 huts, three of them incorporated into walls.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 187-8, Map 52, Figure 52.10 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Hut circle within 'Coombe Brook' settlement to the north of Harrowthorn Plantation on the northern boundary with an entrance to the south-west.

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, 1012739 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.

Enclosure north of Harrowthorn Plantation lies on the west slope of Stalldown and contains 19 hut circles terraced into the slope. The hut walls remain to a height of three courses of stone up to 0.7 metres high and 3 metres thick with hut diameters of up to 12 metres.

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. 187-8, Map 52, Figure 52.10.
SDV156966Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX66SW25. OSAD Card. Card Index. SX66SW25.
SDV156968Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1977. SX6262. 3.
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).
SDV343082Un-published: Robinson, R.. 1984. List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1984. Lists of Field Monument Warden Visits. Printout.
SDV361462Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital).
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. 1012739.

Associated Monuments

MDV4345Part of: Enclosure with hut circles north of Harrowthorn Plantation, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV131419Related to: Hut circle within enclosure north of Harrowthorn Plantation, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV131420Related to: Hut circle within enclosure north of Harrowthorn Plantation, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV131421Related to: Hut circle within enclosure north of Harrowthorn Plantation, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV131422Related to: Hut circle within enclosure north of Harrowthorn Plantation, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV131424Related to: Hut circle within enclosure north of Harrowthorn Plantation, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV131426Related to: Hut circle within enclosure north of Harrowthorn Plantation, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV131427Related to: Hut circle within enclosure north of Harrowthorn Plantation, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV131428Related to: Hut circle within enclosure north of Harrowthorn Plantation, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV131429Related to: Hut circle within enclosure north of Harrowthorn Plantation, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV131430Related to: Hut circle within enclosure north of Harrowthorn Plantation, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV131431Related to: Hut circle within enclosure north of Harrowthorn Plantation, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV131432Related to: Hut circle within enclosure north of Harrowthorn Plantation, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV131434Related to: Hut circle within enclosure north of Harrowthorn Plantation, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV131435Related to: Hut circle within enclosure north of Harrowthorn Plantation, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV131436Related to: Hut circle within enclosure north of Harrowthorn Plantation, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV131415Related to: Hut circle within enclosure north of Harrowthorn Plantation, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV131416Related to: Hut circle within enclosure north of Harrowthorn Plantation, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV131417Related to: Hut circle within enclosure north of Harrowthorn Plantation, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV131437Related to: Site of a hut circle within enclosure north of Harrowthorn Plantation, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV131438Related to: Small hut circle within enclosure north of Harrowthorn Plantation, Cornwood (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 17 2021 11:12AM