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Summary

Hut circle to the north of enclosure west of Ford Brook of 5.5 metres diameter

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1015428: Enclosure and stone hut circles 600m ESE of Penn Beacon, forming part of a stone hut circle settlement

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SW/264
• Old SAM County Ref: 444
• Old SAM Ref Revised: 24092
• Old SAM Ref: 10781

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.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 133115 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Hut circle situated on the northern edge of a hut circle settlement terraced into the hillslope and of the simple plan and single orthostat walling type. Interior measures 5 metres in diameter and is defined by a 1 metre wide wall standing up to 0.8 metres high.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

Visible on aerial photograph.

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

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1015428 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.

This monument includes 11 stone hut circles and a sub-circular enclosure situated on a south east facing slope overlooking the valley of the Ford Brook. One hut lies north of the enclosure and survives as a bank of stone and earth 1 metre wide and 0.8 metres high surrounding a 5 metres diameter circular internal area.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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