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| HER Number: | MDV133042 |
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| Name: | Hut circle on west bank of River Avon |
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Summary
Hut circle and fragmentary boundary walls on the hillside above the west bank of the River Avon approximately 475m north of Fishlake Foot. Extending over about 60m north-south, the northernmost element is a hut circle, about 4m in diameter, perched on the edge of a tinners' scarp. The entrance to the hut faces south and a significant stone slab marks its east side. A wall, attached to the hut, leads westwards upslope. About 20m further downstream another dilapidated wall runs from the edge of the scarp westwards upslope, and about 40m further downstream a third length of wall can be seen running from the scarp edge upslope. The walls disappear into the peat within about 20m, steeply upslope.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 648 685 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Greeves, T. A. P., 2022, Tinners lodges and Prehistoric features on the River Avon (Correspondence). SDV364841.
(Visited 24/02/1996 and 02/03/1996) Prehistoric hut circle and fragmentary boundary walls on the hillside above the west bank of the River Avon approximately 475m north of Fishlake Foot, SX 6485 6855 (estimated).
Extending over about 60m north-south, the northernmost element is a hut circle, about 4m in diameter, perched on the edge of a tinners' scarp. The entrance to the hut faces south and a significant stone slab marks its east side. A wall, attached to the hut, leads westwards upslope. About 20m further downstream another dilapidated wall runs from the edge of the scarp westwards upslope, and about 40m further downstream a third length of wall can be seen running from the scarp edge upslope. The walls disappear into the peat within about 20m, steeply upslope.
Sources / Further Reading
Associated Monuments
| MDV28958 | Related to: Streamworks along the River Avon (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 25 2022 8:25AM |
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