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Summary

One of two stone hut circles in the south-west 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 1008647: Two stone hut circles 850m 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/37/3
• Old SAM County Ref: 833
• Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX57SE59
• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ancient Monuments, 1970, Schedule note (Schedule Document). SDV273119.

(22/09/1970) One of a group of four hut circles.

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

(13/07/1970) One of a group of four hut circles on hillside between two headstreams of Newleycombe Lake. Hut 'A'. Double stone wall with entrance gap on south side and one recumbent door post. Measures 6.9 metres by 6.4 metres, wall height 0.5 metres.

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

Not visible on 1946 aerial photograph.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 133150 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Site visited on 6th May 1993. Western of two stone hut circles 850 metres west of Siward's or Nun's Cross on western edge of settlement. Terraced into the hillside and of the simple plan and single orthostat walling type. Interior measures 5.0 metres in diameter and is defined by a 1.7 metres wide wall standing up to 0.6 metres high.

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, 1008647 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.

This monument includes two stone hut circles situated on the western 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 western building measures 5.0 metres in diameter and the 1.7 metres wide wall stands up to 0.6 metres high. 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
• EDV8711 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area

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