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| HER Number: | MDV52482 |
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| Name: | Building or hut circle 3 metres east of Cawsand Beacon, South Tawton |
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Summary
Building or hut circle 3 metres east of Cawsand Beacon of 4.3 metres diameter with a bank 1.3 metres wide by 0.3 metres high. It has been identified as a stone hut circle, though it seems more likely that it represents the foundations of the building in which the person responsible for lighting the beacon would have occupied during times of crisis.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 636 915 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX69SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Tawton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH TAWTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/16/1
- Old SAM Ref: 24144
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Alternate Type) HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
- BUILDING (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 133332 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(17/11/1993) SX 6362 9150 Stone building 3m east of Cawsand Beacon, on the summit of Cawsand Hill. Survives as a circular 1.3m wide and 0.3m high rubble bank surrounding a 4.3m diameter internal area. Has been identified as a stone hut circle, though it seems more likely that it represents the foundations of the building in which the person responsible for lighting the beacon would have occupied during times of crisis.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 206-207, Map 40, Figure 40.8 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Circular setting at the eastern foot of the large cairn on Cawsand Beacon may be the foundations of a hut circle or a more modern erection.
Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1010793 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.
Lying 3 metres east of Cawsand Beacon is a circular 1.3 metres wide and 0.3 metres high rubble bank surrounding a 4.3 metres diameter internal area. This structure has been identified as a stone hut circle, though it seems more likely that it represents the foundations of the building which the person responsible for lighting the beacon would have occupied during times of crisis.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 206-207, Map 40, Figure 40.8. |
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| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 133332. [Mapped feature: #32885 ] |
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| SDV365228 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1010793. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6883 | Related to: Fire beacon on large cairn on the summit of Cawsand Hill, South Tawton (Monument) |
| MDV52468 | Related to: Shelters built into the Cawsand Beacon cairn, South Tawton (Building) |
| MDV6885 | Related to: Summit cairn, Cosdon (Cawsand) Hill, South Tawton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 19 2023 3:23PM |
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