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| HER Number: | MDV131603 |
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| Name: | Hut circles east of Willabeam tinwork |
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Summary
Two hut circles east of Willabeam tinwork in an area of low grass and heather. The northernmost hut has a level floor and appears to have been terraced into the slope. The internal diameter is 5.5m and the turf covered walls are between 1 and 2m thick and up to 0.5m high. Some stone protrudes through the turf. The second hut is 32m downslope of the first and consists of a circular bank of 5.5m internal diameter and up to 3.5m thick and 0.8m high.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 594 701 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX57SE218
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1446524
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) Two Hut Circles east of Willabeam tin work in an area of low grass and heather. The northernmost hut at SX 5941 7013 has a level floor and appears to have been terraced into the slope. The internal diameter is 5.5m and the turf covered walls are between 1 and 2m thick and up to 0.5m high. Some stone protrudes through the turf. The second hut is 32m downslope of the first and consists of a circular bank of 5.5m internal diameter and up to 3.5m thick and 0.8m high.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV233640 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2006. Cramber Tor Training Area Archaeological Field Investigation. English Heritage. [Mapped feature: #133204 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV21077 | Related to: Willabeam, Walkhampton (Monument) |
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 15 2021 3:28PM |
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