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Summary

At least three hut circles and fragments of enclosure walls set at the edge of a tall escarpment on the west side of the River Erme, north of Yadsworthy Waste

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1012768: Three unenclosed stone hut circles on the west side of the Erme Valley, north of Lower Piles

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX66SW69
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 442375
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SW/136
• Old SAM Ref: 10517

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• UNENCLOSED HUT CIRCLE SETTLEMENT (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

RCHM APP 1985, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV178175.

(20/07/1977) SX 6412 6132. This open settlement consists of 3, free standing Type 2 hut circles on a steep, well drained south east facing slope, just above the River Erme at 245m above OD. The huts, average internal diameter 5.5m are set into the hillside, and have walls, average width 1.2m, built of coursed stones with some orthostats on the outer face. There is no evidence of cultivation in the area surrounding the huts. (Type 2 huts: SX 56 NE 71.)
Surveyed at 1:10000 scale on MSD.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Three hut circles shown on 19th century map.

Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2494, 1450-1 (Aerial Photograph). SDV147533.

National Monument Record, 1976, SX6461, 4 (Aerial Photograph). SDV147975.

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

Five hut circles visible on the aerial photographs and recorded on map overlay.

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 42-43, Map 54, Figure 54.4 (Monograph). SDV337765.

A probable small enclosure 'C' at 'Stalldown South-east 2' with four of five huts nearby all in poor condition of 4.6 to 7.7 metres diameter. Only one of them (Hut 3) retaining its doorposts.

Newman, P., 2018, The Upper Erme Valley, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: An Archaeological Survey, Appendix 1 (Report - Survey). SDV362921.

At least three hut circles and fragments of enclosure walls set at the edge of a tall escarpment on the west side of the River Erme, north of Yadsworthy Waste. The site was surveyed whilst covered by dense summer bracken. The three huts comprise circular, turf-covered banks with some in situ stone visible, and approximate diameters of between 4 and 6 metres. One of the huts (SX 64114 61335) has the remains of a very fine entrance on the south-east arc of the wall comprising two large in situ slabs of granite. Two other huts connected by fragments of enclosure walls were barely visible beneath the bracken, but their condition is believed to be poor. An arc-shaped enclosure wall to the north of the huts is made up of spread boulders and heavily covered by vegetation.

Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.

Three 'Hut Cirles' shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2020, National Heritage List for England, 1012768 (National Heritage List for England). SDV363414.

Three unenclosed hut circles on edge of scarp. Set into the hillside and now covered with dense bracken. Coursed walls with some orthostats and entrances. Average diameter of hut circles 5 metres.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8082 - Survey of the Upper Erme Valley

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