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Summary

Hut circle in the south-east part of the settlement. One of a group of four hut circles on hillside between two headstreams of Newlycombe Lake

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1008648: Stone hut circle 770m 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/37/2
• Old SAM County Ref: 833
• Old SAM Ref: 22389(P)
• 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 'C'. Double stone wall with two small door posts in south-east entrance. Diameter 5.0 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 photographs.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 133152 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Site visited on 6th May 1993. Stone hut circle 780 metres west of Siward's or Nun's Cross on eastern edge of the settlement. Terraced into the hillside and of simple plan and double orthostat walling type. Interior measures 4.0 metres in diameter and is defined by a 1.6 metres wide wall standing up to 0.6 metres high. Doorway survives as a partly blocked gap in the surrounding wall, is lined with slabs on the east and faces south.

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 circcle shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1008648 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.

This monument includes a stone hut circle situated on the eastern edge of an unenclosed stone hut circle settlement, lying on a west-facing slope overlooking Newleycombe Lake. The structure is terraced into the hillside and is composed of a stone and earth wall surrounding a circular internal area. The interior of the hut circle measures 4.0 metres in diameter and the 1.6 metres wide wall stands up to 0.6 metres high. The doorway, which survives as a partly blocked gap in the surrounding wall, is lined on the east and faces south. 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

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