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Summary

Stone Hut Circle on lower slopes of Conies Down Tor, near enclosed settlement.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1012577: Stone hut circle 890m south-west of Beardown Man

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX57NE65
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 965338
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NE/123
• Old SAM Ref: 22261

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP, 21/7/1992 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Hut cricle with internal diameter of 4.0 metres. Rubble bank wall 2.0 metres wide, 0.4 metres high.

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1991, Duchy of Cornwall Enclosed Farmland Project: Archaeological Survey and Evaluation Dartmoor infill areas (Report - Survey). SDV364202.

(02/03/1993) SX59117889. A stone hut circle is recorded here on the lower slopes of Conies Down Tor. It is probably Bronze Age in date.

Historic England, 2018, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV360653.

The stone hut circle 890m south-west of Beardown Man survives comparatively well and forms part of a discrete but more extensive dispersed settlement pattern in the upper Cowsic valley, including two large enclosed settlements, four small enclosures with single huts and a number of unenclosed stone hut circles. The monument is unusual in being sited on a relatively steep slope.
Details
This monument includes a stone hut circle situated on a relatively steep east facing slope overlooking the River Cowsic on the lower slopes of Conies Down Tor. The structure is terraced into the hillslope and is composed of stone and earth walling. The interior of the structure measures 4m in diameter and is defined by a 2m wide wall standing up to 0.4m high.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7441 - Condition survey of the archaeological sites of Merrivale Training Area
• EDV7570 - Condition survey of Merrivale Range training area
• EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
• EDV8713 - Merrivale Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey

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