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HER Number: | MDV56617 |
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Name: | Hut circle on west side of Cudlipptown Down, Peter Tavy |
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Summary
Hut circle of 5.5 metres diameter with walls up to 4 metres widewith a scarp 0.7 metres high on west side of Cudlipptown Down
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 529 791 |
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Map Sheet: | SX57NW |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | PETER TAVY |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork and walling remains of a Bronze Age hut circle 30 metres to the east of the wall on west side of Cudlipptown Down
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX57NW138
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 919236
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NW/241
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, P. Pattison (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(15/01/1988) SX 5294 7915. A hut circle situated on a slight slope on the W side of Cudlipptown Down.
It is visible as a level platform 5.5m in diameter internally, defined by a crescentic scarp 0.7m high cut into the slope and a corresponding build up on the down slope side. The scarps are between 2m and 4m wide, representing the spread of walling. No entrance is visible.
See RCHME 1:2500 plan of Cudlipptown Down.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 95, Map 31, Site 17 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Hut circle circa 6.2 metres diameter is all that remains of a settlement on the west side of Cudlipptown Down.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Circular feature visible on aerial photograph.
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. 95, Map 31, Site 17. |
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SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #95584 ] |
SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. P. Pattison. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV133727 | Part of: Settlement on the west side of Cudlipptown Down, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
MDV21219 | Related to: Field system on the north-west side of Cudlipptown Down, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
Date Last Edited: | Dec 21 2022 10:25AM |
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