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| HER Number: | MDV4237 |
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| Name: | Hut circle on west side of prehistoric settlement on Erme Plains, Cornwood |
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Summary
Northern of two hut circles on west side of prehistoric Enclosure 'C' (Butler) on Erme Plains
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 636 650 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NW |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66SW3
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NW/39/5
- Pastscape: 442165
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Northern of two adjoining hut circles shown on 19th century map.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 69-70, Map 55, Figure 55.3 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Structure '6' seems to have been a rectangular pen adjoining small circle '2' to the south of it.
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, Figure 9 (Report - Survey). SDV362921.
In the western arc of the truncated enclosure a hut circle of 11 metres internal diameter is built into the wall interior. The hut is ruinous and spread comprising turf-covered rubble with no significant structural masonry visible and unclear entrance location.
Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.
Small square structure shown on modern mapping.
National Monuments Record, 2019, Pastscape, 442165, SX66SW3 (Website). SDV362732.
Hut 'a'; one of seven hut circles with an enclosure. Very vague and fragmentary. Approximate diameter 7.0 metres. Vis=shown on os 6" (1963) map (os).
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV337765 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 69-70, Map 55, Figure 55.3. |
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| SDV361913 | Cartographic: Newman, P.. 2018. Erme Valley Survey data (GIS and Excel spreadsheet). GIS ShapeFile. Digital. [Mapped feature: #124949 ] |
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| SDV362729 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV362732 | Website: National Monuments Record. 2019. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website. 442165, SX66SW3. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV13172 | Part of: Enclosure 'C' with hut circles and tinners huts on Erme Plains, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV126536 | Related to: Hut circle and a semii circle outside the prehistoric enclosure on Erme Plains, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV4240 | Related to: Hut circle in north-eastern corner of prehistoric enclosure on Erme Plains, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV4238 | Related to: Hut circle in prehistoric settlement on Erme Plains, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV4239 | Related to: Hut circle on west side of prehistoric enclosure on Erme Plains, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV25045 | Related to: Northern half of a prehistoric enclosure on Erme Plains, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV28466 | Related to: Tinners building in prehistoric settlement in Knackersmill Gulf, Cornwood (Building) |
| MDV123439 | Related to: Tinners' building in prehistoric settlement in Knackersmill Gulf, Cornwood (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8082 - Survey of the Upper Erme Valley
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 13 2020 12:46PM |
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