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HER Number:MDV27807
Name:Hut circle within prehistoric enclosure on Stalldown, Cornwood

Summary

Hut circle on the north side of prehistoric enclosure on Stalldown

Location

Grid Reference:SX 639 613
Map Sheet:SX66SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishCornwood
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishCORNWOOD

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SW/182

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

National Monuments Record, 1976, NMR SX6361, 3 (Aerial Photograph). SDV138823.

Photpgraph taken on 22nd April 1976.

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

Hut circle, possibly inside an enclosure, but the enclosing linear feature is very fragmentary.

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

Hut circle of 7 metres diameter shown in the northern corner of Enclosure 'A' with an internal division.

Newman, P., 2018, Erme Valley Survey data (GIS and Excel spreadsheet) (Cartographic). SDV361913.

Hut circle shown on survey.

Newman, P., 2018, The Upper Erme Valley, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: An Archaeological Survey, Appendix 1, 27887 (Report - Survey). SDV362921.

A ruined hut circle built into the northern arc of the prehistoric enclosure survives as a low spread circular bank with some visible stone breached on the north side. The internal diameter would have been between 8 and 9 metres.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV138823Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1976. NMR SX6361. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 3.
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.
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. 42-43, Map 54, Figure 54.4.
SDV361913Cartographic: Newman, P.. 2018. Erme Valley Survey data (GIS and Excel spreadsheet). GIS ShapeFile. Digital. [Mapped feature: #117104 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV27887Part of: Enclosure with hut circle on the west side of the Erme Valley below Stalldown, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV4351Related to: Enclosure on the west side of track in the Erme Valley below Stalldown, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV128023Related to: Prehistoric enclosures to the east of the track in the Erme Valley, Cornwood (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8082 - Survey of the Upper Erme Valley

Date Last Edited:Apr 18 2020 1:31PM