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HER Number:MDV25692
Name:Hut circle '3' at enclosure 'B' at Corringdon Ball, South Brent

Summary

Hut Circle '3' and its annex to the north of Enclosure 'B' (Butler) at Corringdon Ball

Location

Grid Reference:SX 667 608
Map Sheet:SX66SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishSouth Brent
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishSOUTH BRENT

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX66SE178
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 765626
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/385
  • Old SAM County Ref: 522
  • Old SAM Ref: 10862

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

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

Hut circle shown on 19th century map.

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs, 2494 4076-7 (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

Photograph taken on 11th March 1948.

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

Hut circle close to enclosure visible on 1948 aerial photograph.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., Mpp 23/ AA 76828/1 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(20/02/1992) (SX66796082) Hut circle. This stone hut circle lies on the south west slope of Corringdon Ball, some 35m west of Corringdon Leat and forms part of a concentration of occupation evidence occurring in the area. The hut circle is 10m in diameter and has walls of stone and earth, 2m in thickness and 0.6m in height. It has an entrance to the south, next to which is a sub chamber measuring 5m in diameter, which is attached externally to the hut wall. The sub chamber has walls 0.5m in thickness and 0.4m in height and an entrance to the west.

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 87-9, Map 56, Figures 56.5 & 56.6 (Monograph). SDV337765.

Hut Circle '3' of 5.2 metres diameter and its annex at 'Corringdon Ball enclosures' were connected to Enclosure 'B' to the south by a line of slabs.

GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

Hut circle visible on aerial photograph.

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

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2020, National Heritage List for England, 1010474 (National Heritage List for England). SDV363414.

Hut circle on south-west slope of Corringdon Ball. Diameter 10 metres, stone and earth walls 2 metres thick, 0.6 metres high. Entrance to south, next to which is sub-chamber, measuring 5 metres diameter, which is attached externally to hut wall. Chamber walls 0.5 metres thick, 0.4 metres high; entrance to west.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. Mpp 23/ AA 76828/1.
SDV319854Cartographic: 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.
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV337765Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 87-9, Map 56, Figures 56.5 & 56.6.
SDV342938Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). 2494 4076-7.
SDV346026Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #85074 ]
SDV363413Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV363414National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2020. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1010474.

Associated Monuments

MDV5766Part of: Enclosure 'B' and hut circles at Corringdon Ball, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129566Related to: Hut Circle '1' at Enclosure 'B' at Corringdon Ball, South Brent (Monument)
MDV43511Related to: Hut circle '10' south of Enclosure 'B' at Corringdon Ball, South Brent (Monument)
MDV43511Related to: Hut circle '10' south of Enclosure 'B' at Corringdon Ball, South Brent (Monument)
MDV43511Related to: Hut circle '10' south of Enclosure 'B' at Corringdon Ball, South Brent (Monument)
MDV43511Related to: Hut circle '10' south of Enclosure 'B' at Corringdon Ball, South Brent (Monument)
MDV28474Related to: Hut Circle '11' to the east of East Glaze Brook at Corringdon Ball, South Brent (Monument)
MDV103652Related to: Hut Circle '2' at Enclosure 'B' at Corringdon Ball, South Brent (Monument)
MDV43512Related to: Hut circle '8' to the south of enclosure at Corringdon Ball, South Brent (Monument)
MDV25691Related to: Hut circle '9' south of enclosure at Corringdon Ball, South Brent (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jan 14 2022 3:59PM