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Summary

Stone hut circle terraced into hillslope in south-western corner of the northern enclosure. Simple plan and rubble bank walling. Internal diameter 5.5 metres with walls 1.2 metres wide by 0.3 metres high. Western wall survives as a curved scarp, suggesting the wall exists here as a buried feature.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1011171: An agglomerate enclosure and seven stone hut circles 460m WSW of Raddick Hill summit

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/16/7
• Old SAM Ref: 22293

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 130559, 15/05/1993 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(SX 5744 7094) Stone hut circle terraced into hillslope. Simple plan and rubble bank walling. Internal diameter 5.5m. Wall 1.2m wide, 0.3m high. Western wall survives as a curved scarp, suggesting the wall exists here as a buried feature.15/05/1993 (SX 5744 7094) Stone hut circle terraced into hillslope. Simple plan and rubble bank walling. Internal diameter 5.5m. Wall 1.2m wide, 0.3m high. Western wall survives as a curved scarp, suggesting the wall exists here as a buried feature.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 55-7, Map 46, Figure 46.3 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Hut circle of between 3.0 and 5.7 metres diameter shown in the south-west corner of the northern enclosure of Settlement 'B' at Raddick Hill West.

Environment Agency WMS, 1998-2016, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution) (Cartographic). SDV360208.

Only faintly visible as a possible hut.

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, WLK-110 (Worksheet). SDV362781.

Visited 16/12/2019. Overall condition good. Photo taken

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, WLK-111 (Worksheet). SDV362781.

Visited 20/12/2019. Overall condition moderate. Photo taken.

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs, WLK-110 (Photograph). SDV363073.

Photo looking 100° at W side of W wall scarp showing grass/moss covering and gorse outcrops.

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs, WLK-111 (Photograph). SDV363073.

Photo looking 270° showing grass/moss cover with cropped gorse.

Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1011171 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.

This monument includes an agglomerate enclosure and seven stone hut circles situated on a gentle west facing slope of Raddick Hill overlooking the valley of the River Meavy. The stone hut circles are composed of stone and earth banks surrounding an internal area. The internal diameter of the huts varies between 3.5 metres and 6.8 metres. The height of the surrounding wall varies between 0.3 metres and 0.6 metres.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project

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