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| HER Number: | MDV50924 |
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| Name: | Hut circle in prehistoric settlement east of the River Yealm and north of Ranny Brook, Cornwood |
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Summary
Possible hut circle in prehistoric settlement east of the River Yealm and north of Ranny Brook of 5.5 metres diameter with walls 1.5 metres wide by 0.3 metres high
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 619 633 |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66SW30
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SW/211/10
- Old SAM County Ref: 460
- Old SAM Ref: 24100
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950/1977, SX66SW30, SX66SW30 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV146089.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 133095 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Terraced into the hillslope and of the simple plan and single orthostat and earthwork walling type. Interior measures 5.5m in diam and is defined by a 1.5m wide wall standing up to 0.3m high and by a 0.3m high scarp on the downslope side. Attached to a length of lynchetted boundary bank which forms part of a fragmentary field system surviving within this area (mpp).
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 183-7, Map 52, Figure 52.9 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Not shown at 'Ranny Brook settlements'.
Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.
Not shown on modern mapping.
Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1015429 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.
Just outside Scheduled area.
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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| 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 133095. [Mapped feature: #31716 ] |
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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. 1015429. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV27899 | Part of: Extensive prehistoric settlement between the River Yealm and Ranny Brook, Cornwood (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 15 2021 11:55AM |
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