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HER Number:MDV52445
Name:Hut Circle within northern settlement west of Cawsand Beacon, South Tawton

Summary

Hut Circle of 5.2 metres diameter with walls 1.3 metres wide by 0.5 metres high and a doorway to the west linked to a boundary wall of an enclosure within the northern settlement to the west of Cosdon Hill

Location

Grid Reference:SX 631 915
Map Sheet:SX69SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishSouth Tawton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSOUTH TAWTON

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/46/5
  • Old SAM Ref: 24140

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 133305 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(17/01/1994) SX 6311 9152 Hut circle linked to boundary wall of enclosure. Terraced into the hillslope and of the simple plan, single orthostat walling and earthwork type. Interior measures 5.2m in diameter and is defined by a 1.3m wide wall standing up to 0.5m high. Doorway survives as 0.7m wide gap in the surrounding wall and faces west.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 200-203, Map 40, Figure 40.4 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Hut circle on the southern boundary of the south-western enclosure of the northern 'Cosdon Hill West' settlement.

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

Hut circle visible on aerial photograph.

Environment Agency WMS, 2022, Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DSM 2022 - 1m Last return (Cartographic). SDV365448.

Visible on the lidar data.

Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1010790 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.

Within Scheduled area.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV219155Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 200-203, Map 40, Figure 40.4.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 133305.
SDV346026Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital.
SDV365227Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV365228National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1010790.
SDV365448Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2022. Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DSM 2022 - 1m Last return. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #140687 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV6920Part of: Northern of two settlements to the south-west of Cosdon Hill, South Tawton (Monument)
MDV52450Related to: Hut circle in northern settlement to the west of Cawsand Beacon, South Tawton (Monument)
MDV52443Related to: Hut Circle in northern settlement to the west of Cawsand Beacon, South Tawton (Monument)
MDV52442Related to: Hut circle in northern settlement west of Cawsand Beacon, South Tawton (Monument)
MDV52444Related to: Hut circle in northern settlement west of Cawsand Beacon, South Tawton (Monument)
MDV52441Related to: Hut Circle within northern settlement to the west of Cosdon Hill, South Tawton (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 11 2023 2:51PM