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| HER Number: | MDV27901 |
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| Name: | Unenclosed hut circle settlement east of Yealm Steps, Cornwood |
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Summary
Five hut circles in unenclosed group to north of an enclosure to the east of Yealm Steps
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 620 637 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Cornwood |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CORNWOOD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66SW30
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1082199
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SW/213
- Old SAM County Ref: 460
- Old SAM Ref: 24102
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- UNENCLOSED HUT CIRCLE SETTLEMENT (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Group of five hut circles shown on 19th century map.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950/1977, SX66SW30, SX66SW30 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV146089.
National Monuments Record, 1979, NMR SF1457, 326-7 (Aerial Photograph). SDV172921.
Photograph taken on 1st March 1979.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Seven hut circles in unenclosed group near enclosure. Two hut circles attached to one another.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 133109 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Visited on 11th March 1994. A small cluster of huts terraced into the hillslope.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 183-7, Map 52, Figure 52.9 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Hut Circles '13' to '17' to the north of the large enclosures at 'Ranny Brook' for a discrete group. Their walls were layered using the small surface stone available locally rather than constructed of vertically set slabs with rubble infill. Pillar stones were reserved for doorposts and gateways. Where visible all entrances face south.
Dick, A. M., 1996, Settlement east of Yealm Steps (Personal Comment). SDV146085.
Scheduled in 1961 as part of SAM 460 "Settlement east of Yealm Steps" (see also sx66sw/213) only 5 of these hut circles included in Schedules of 1992 (see subsheet and sx66sw/252 and 253) - the remaining 2 have been defacto descheduled.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Five hut circles visible on aerial photograph.
Historic England, 2021-2022, NRHE to HER website, Accessed 10/09/2021 (Website). SDV364039.
A cluster of five stone hut circles situated on a south facing slope overlooking the valley of the River Yealm. The stone hut circles survive as banks os stone and earth each surrounding a circular internal area ( English Heritage Schedule Entry 08/04/1997).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV137656 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 183-7, Map 52, Figure 52.9. |
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| SDV146085 | Personal Comment: Dick, A. M.. 1996. Settlement east of Yealm Steps. |
| SDV146089 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950/1977. SX66SW30. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX66SW30. |
| SDV172921 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1979. NMR SF1457. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. 326-7. |
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| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 133109. |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: 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. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #132638 ] |
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| SDV364039 | Website: Historic England. 2021-2022. NRHE to HER website. https://nrhe-to-her.esdm.co.uk/NRHE. Website. Accessed 10/09/2021. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV43752 | Parent of: Hut circle in unenclosed settlement east of Yealm Steps, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV43753 | Parent of: Hut circle in unenclosed settlement east of Yealm Steps, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV50916 | Parent of: Hut circle in unenclosed settlement east of Yealm Steps, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV50917 | Parent of: Hut circle in unenclosed settlement east of Yealm Steps, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV27899 | Part of: Extensive prehistoric settlement between the River Yealm and Ranny Brook, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV50915 | Related to: Hut circle in unenclosed settlement east of Yealm Steps, Cornwood (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 13 2021 9:19AM |
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