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| HER Number: | MDV4349 |
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| Name: | Isolated prehistoric hut circle in the Erme Valley, Cornwood |
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Summary
Isolated prehistoric hut circle in the Erme Valley to the south of a modern track
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 641 615 |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SW/87
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.
Hut circle shown on 19th century map.
Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2494, 50 (Aerial Photograph). SDV147533.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX66SW50 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV157019.
One of two hut circles in the Erme Valley.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 43, Map 54, Figure 54.4 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Hut circle at 'Stalldown South-east' to the north of Enclosure 'D' which has been damaged by the track to the north.
National Monument Record, 2016, Pastscape, Accessed 16/09/2016 (Website). SDV359354.
Nothing now remains of the hut at SX 64186159, which may have been destroyed for roadstone. Revised 1:10 000 on MSD and AM (citing Field Investigators Comments, F1 NJA, 03/08/1977).
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 (Report - Survey). SDV362921.
A free-standing prehistoric hut circle on the lower slopes of Stall Down; part of a large concentration of huts and enclosures spread across this location. The hut stands just below a modern track and has been damaged by the imposition of a pipeline.The walls comprise stony turf-covered banks with some larger stone protruding. The internal diameter is approximately 6.3 metres. The site was recorded whilst beneath summer braken growth and too densely covered for precise description or measuement.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV147533 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2494. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 50. |
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| SDV157019 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX66SW50. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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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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| 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. 43, Map 54, Figure 54.4. |
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| SDV359354 | Website: National Monument Record. 2016. Pastscape. http://www.pastscape.org.uk. Website. Accessed 16/09/2016. |
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| SDV361913 | Cartographic: Newman, P.. 2018. Erme Valley Survey data (GIS and Excel spreadsheet). GIS ShapeFile. Digital. [Mapped feature: #117253 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4348 | Related to: Enclosure with a hut circle in the Erme Valley, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV4350 | Related to: Four prehistoric hut circles near small enclosure in the Erme Valley, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV127994 | Related to: Hut circle within the boundary wall of prehistoric enclosure in the Erme Valley, Cornwood (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8082 - Survey of the Upper Erme Valley
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 17 2020 1:47PM |
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