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HER Number:MDV131602
Name:Hut circle, Newleycombe Farm

Summary

An isolated hut circle within the enclosed land of Newleycombe Farm. The hut is terraced into the gentle slope and has a level interior. The internal diameter is 7m and the stony bank which forms the walls is 2m wide by up to 0.7m high. Some stone of the wall remains visible including elements of an inner skin. There is no discernible entrance.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 584 700
Map Sheet:SX57SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWalkhampton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWALKHAMPTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX57SE220
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 1448265

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Newman, P., 2006, Cramber Tor Training Area Archaeological Field Investigation (Report - Survey). SDV233640.

(01/08/2006) An isolated hut circle within the enclosed land of Newleycombe Farm. The hut is terraced into the gentle slope and has a level interior. The internal diameter is 7m and the stony bank which forms the walls is 2m wide by up to 0.7m high. Some stone of the wall remains visible including elements of an inner skin. There is no discernible entrance.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV233640Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2006. Cramber Tor Training Area Archaeological Field Investigation. English Heritage. [Mapped feature: #133203 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6034 - Monument Condition Survey in Cramber Tor Training Area
  • EDV6152 - Follow-up Works to Threatened Sites in the Cramber Tor Training Area
  • EDV6153 - Monument Baseline Condition Survey in the Cramber Tor Training Area
  • EDV7382 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area
  • EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
  • EDV8711 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area

Date Last Edited:Oct 4 2021 3:55PM