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Summary

Hut circle consists of a 5.3 metre diameter circle with walls 1.8 metres wide and up to 0.65 metres high. Located to the north-east of the most easterly enclosure, this hut was excavated in 1894 and the the inner wall lining is visible.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1007555: Easternmost stone hut circle forming part of the settlement on Langstone Moor

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NE/17/6
• Old SAM Ref: 20371

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ancient Monuments, 1993, Langstone Moor hut circle settlement (Schedule Document). SDV253920.

Easternmost hut circle forming part of settlement. Terraced into hillslope. Coursed drystone construction. Internal diameter 6 metres; walls 2 metres wide, up to 0.5 metres high.

Newman, P., 2003, The Langstone Moor Stone Circle, Peter Tavy, Devon and its Prehistoric Environs, 7-9, fig 2, 9, Appendix IV (Report - Survey). SDV255420.

Hut circle No. 34 is shown on the English Heritage 1:1000 survey of 2003 as a 5.3 metre diameter circle to the north-east of the most easterly enclosure. The hut was excavated in 1894. The walls are 1.8 metres wide and up to 0.65 metres high with the inner wall lining visible.

GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

Hut circle visible on aerial photograph.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7275 - Survey of the Langstone Moor stone circle and other prehistoric monuments nearby
• EDV7441 - Condition survey of the archaeological sites of Merrivale Training Area
• EDV7570 - Condition survey of Merrivale Range training area

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