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Summary

Hut circle of 5 metres diameter with walls 1.2 metre wide by 0.2 metres high to the south of the settlement to the south-east of Wedlake recorded in 1992.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1011379: Four stone hut circles and a cairnfield 400m south-east of Wedlake Farm forming part of the settlement on the north-west slope of Roos Tor

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NW/2/2
• Old SAM Ref: 20386
• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 128970 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(06/04/1992) One of four hut circles forming part of settlement on the north-west slope of Roos Tor. Hut circle with internal diameter 5 metres. Rubble bank wall 1.2 metres wide, 0.2 metres high. Marked on Gerrard's plan of the site.

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

Faintly visible on the aerial photography, in relation to the lynchet.

Historic England, 2022, National Heritage List for England, 1011379 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364675.

This monument includes four stone hut circles, a cairnfield, a lynchet and a group of trial pits situated on a gentle north-west facing slope of Roos Tor overlooking the valley of the Colly Brook. The stone hut circles are composed of rubble and earth and are all circular in plan. The internal diameters of these structures vary from 3 metres to 5 metres and the height of the walls varies between 0.2 metres and 0.7 metres.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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