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HER Number: | MDV131456 |
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Name: | Hut circle within enclosure east of Clay Pit, Cornwood |
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Summary
Hut circle within enclosure to the east of the Clay Pit is one of a group of eight huts associated with the enclosure
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 590 622 |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56SE107
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/106
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979, SX56SE107, SX56SE107 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV145985.
Visited on 17th April 1979. One of a group of eight hut circles lying at the sheltered base of a southwest slope at 248 OD. The open settlement of eight huts, all of Type 2 and in poor condition. They have levelled interiors, entrances mostly on the south side, an internal diameter approximately 4 metres by 6.5 metres with an average of 5.5 metres. Walling has an average thickness of 1.2 metres and a height of 0.6 metres. No associated field system is visible.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not recorded.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 175-6, Map 52, Figure 52.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Hut circle within the enclosure at Settlement 'A' within the 'Parkland enclosures'.
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.
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. 175-6, Map 52, Figure 52.1. |
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SDV145985 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1979. SX56SE107. OSAD Card. Card Index. SX56SE107. |
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: #132967 ] |
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SDV364015 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV131454 | Part of: Enclosure within settlement east of Cholwich Town China Clay Works, Cornwood (Monument) |
MDV2564 | Related to: Hut circle on east side of enclosure east of Clay Pit, Cornwood (Monument) |
MDV131457 | Related to: Hut circle south of enclosure east of Clay Pit, Cornwood (Monument) |
MDV131458 | Related to: Hut circle south of enclosure east of Clay Pit, Cornwood (Monument) |
MDV131459 | Related to: Hut circle south of enclosure east of Clay Pit, Cornwood (Monument) |
MDV131460 | Related to: Hut circle south of enclosure east of Clay Pit, Cornwood (Monument) |
MDV131461 | Related to: Hut circle south of enclosure east of Clay Pit, Cornwood (Monument) |
MDV131455 | Related to: Hut circle within enclosure east of Clay Pit, Cornwood (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Sep 19 2021 12:09PM |
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