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Summary

Hut circle within a settlement overlooking the valley of the River Lyd. Interior measures 4.2 metres in diameter and is defined by a 1.5 metre wide wall standing up to 0.4 metres high. Doorway survives as a gap in the surrounding wall, is lined by slabs along the northern side and faces west-south-west.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1008653: Stone hut circle settlement 330m south east of Great Nodden

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NW/42/1
• Old SAM County Ref: 424
• Old SAM Ref: 24071
• Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX58NW7

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130902, 30/4/1993 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Hut circle within a settlement overlooking the valley of the River Lyd. Terraced into the hillslope and of the simple plan, single orthostat and rubble bank walling type. Interior measures 4.2 metres in diameter and is defined by a 1.5 metre wide wall standing up to 0.4 metres high. Doorway survives as a gap in the surrounding wall, is lined by slabs along the northern side and faces west-south-west.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 218 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Bray, L. + Crabb, A., 2017, HER Field Updates (Cartographic). SDV361914.

Hut circle plotted on site.

Bray, L., 2017, Site Condition Assessment: MDV50933 (Worksheet). SDV361930.

Site visited 23/11/17 and condition assessed as moderate, due to vegetation encroachment (bracken).

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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