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HER Number: | MDV50917 |
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Name: | Hut circle in unenclosed settlement east of Yealm Steps, Cornwood |
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Summary
One of five hut circles to the east of Yealm Steps of 7.2 metres diameter with walls 2.4 metres wide by 1 metre high and an entrance to the south
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 620 637 |
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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
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66SW30
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SW/253
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SW/253/3
- Old SAM County Ref: 460
- Old SAM Ref Revised: 24101
- Old SAM Ref: 10849
- Old SAM Ref: 24102
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
One of a group of five hut circles shown on 19th century map.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950/1977, SX66SW30, SX66SW30 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV146089.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Three linked huts recorded here by the Aerial Photograph Project.
Ancient Monuments, 1990, Schedule description (Schedule Document). SDV137783.
(Estimated 1990) Three hut circles on south facing slope east of Yealm Steps. Diameters 10m, 11m and 13m respectively, with coursed walls up to 2m thick, 1.5m high. Entrances to south.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 133112 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Visited on 11th March 1993. Stone hut circle forming part of a cluster of five stone hut circles terraced into the hillslope and of the simple plan and coursed walling type. Interior measures 7.2 metres in diameter and is defined by a 2.4 metres wide wall standing up to 1 metre high. Doorway survives as a partly blocked gap in the surrounding wall, is lined on the east and faces south.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 183-7, Map 52, Figure 52.9 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Hut Circle '15' of 7.6 metres diameter is one of a group of five hut circles to the north of the enclosures at 'Ranny Brook'. There is an entrance to the south.
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, 1015431 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.
This monument includes a cluster of five stone hut circles situated on the northern edge of a large stone hut circle settlement, lying on a south-facing slope overlooking the valley of the River Yealm. The stone hut circles survive as banks of stone and earth each surrounding a circular internal area. The internal diameters of these huts varies between 5.5 metres and 7.4 metres. The height of the surrounding wall varies between 0.7 metres and 1 metre. All five huts have visible doorways.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV137656 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. 183-7, Map 52, Figure 52.9. |
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SDV137783 | Schedule Document: Ancient Monuments. 1990. Schedule description. The Schedule of Monuments. Unknown. |
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SDV146089 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950/1977. SX66SW30. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX66SW30. |
SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 133112. |
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SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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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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SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #132643 ] |
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SDV364015 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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SDV364016 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1015431. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV27901 | Part of: Unenclosed hut circle settlement east of Yealm Steps, Cornwood (Monument) |
MDV43752 | Related to: Hut circle in unenclosed settlement east of Yealm Steps, Cornwood (Monument) |
MDV43753 | Related to: Hut circle in unenclosed settlement east of Yealm Steps, Cornwood (Monument) |
MDV50915 | Related to: Hut circle in unenclosed settlement east of Yealm Steps, Cornwood (Monument) |
MDV50916 | Related to: Hut circle in unenclosed settlement east of Yealm Steps, Cornwood (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Sep 10 2021 11:06AM |
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