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| HER Number: | MDV131458 |
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| Name: | Hut circle south of enclosure east of Clay Pit, Cornwood |
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Summary
Hut circle to the south of the 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.
One of the five hut circles to the south of the enclosure at Settlement 'A' within the 'Parkland enclosures'.
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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| SDV364015 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #132969 ] |
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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) |
| 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) |
| MDV131457 | 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) |
| MDV131456 | 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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