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Summary

One of two stone hut circles in the north-east part of an unenclosed hut circle settlement. One of a group of five hut circles on hillside between two headstreams of Newlycombe Lake

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1012896: Two stone hut circles 810m west of Siward's or Nun's Cross forming part of an unenclosed stone hut circle settlement
• SHINE: Earthwork and structural remains of a section of the late 18th century Devonport Leat running from Raddick Hill to Nun's Cross, including extensive tinning remains at Cramber Tor

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX57SE59
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/37/1
• Old SAM County Ref: 833
• Old SAM Ref: 22387
• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1980, SX57SE59, SX57SE59 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV232421.

Site visited on 13th July 1970. One of a group of four hut circles on hillside between two headstreams of Newlycombe Lake. Hut 'D'. Single stone wall, has now been partly destroyed. Diameter 6.5 metres.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 133148 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Site visited on 6th May 1993. Southern of two stone hut circles 810 metres west of Siward's or Nun's Cross on the northern edge of the settlement. Terraced into the hillside and of the simple plan and single orthostat walling type, except on the west where the edge of the structure is defined by a 0.4 metres high scarp. Interior measures 6.0 metres in diameter and is defined by a 1.6 metres wide wall standing up to 0.7 metres high. A 0.6 metres high and 1.4 metres wide lynchet links this hut to the northern one.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 65, Map 47 (Monograph). SDV137656.

One of four heather covered hut circles of 3.2 metres to 5.5 metres diameter.

Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1012896 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.

Site visited on 22nd September 1970. One of a group of four hut circles.
Site visited on 6th May 1993. This monument includes two stone hut circles situated on the northern edge of an unenclosed stone hut circle settlement, lying on a west facing slope overlooking Newleycombe Lake. Both stone hut circles are terraced into the hillside and are composed of stone and earth walls surrounding circular internal areas. The interior of the southern hut measures 6.0 metres in diameter and is defined by a 1.6 metres wide wall standing up to 0.7 metres high, except on the west where the edge of the building is defined by a 0.4 metres high scarp. This monument lies within an area which has been extensively mined for tin, and earthworks associated with this activity survive nearby.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7382 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area
• EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
• EDV6034 - Monument Condition Survey in Cramber Tor Training Area
• EDV6152 - Follow-up Works to Threatened Sites in the Cramber Tor Training Area
• EDV6153 - Monument Baseline Condition Survey in the Cramber Tor Training Area

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