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Summary

Hut circle of 5.5 metres diameter with walls 1.3 metres wide by 0.7 metres high linked to a length of boundary wall forming part of the southern settlement west of Cosdon Hill

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1010791: Agglomerate enclosure and 15 stone hut circles 560m west of Cawsand Beacon

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/295/4
• Old SAM Ref: 24141

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 133315 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(17/01/1994) SX 6305 9147 Hut circle linked to a length of boundary wall forming part of agglomerate enclosure. Terraced into the hillslope and of the simple plan and single orthostat walling type. Interior measures 5.5m in diameter and is defined by a 1.3m wide wall standing up to 0.7m high. Doorway survives as a 0.7m wide gap in the surrounding wall and faces north-north-west.

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

Hut circle attached to the northern boundary of the southern 'Cosdon Hill West' settlement.

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

Clearly 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, 1010791 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.

Within Scheduled area.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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