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| HER Number: | MDV56618 |
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| Name: | Hut circle on Cudlipptown Down, Peter Tavy |
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Summary
Possible hut circle. Situated on a slight slope, this hut circle is a poorly preserved stony ring defining an internal area of 2.2m to 2.9m diameter. The interior is terraced 0.35m into the slope and embanked 0.45m high on the downslope.Just to the E is a rough arc of stones, possibly part of another structure.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 531 794 |
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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: Earthworks of a Bronze Age field system with two associated hut circles and adjoining reave and a complex of probable 19th century mining structures and features on western side of Cudlipptown Down
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX57NW139
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 919259
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NW/242
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (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 (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(15/01/1988) SX 5312 7949: situated on a slight slope, this hut circle is a poorly preserved stony ring defining an internal area of 2.2m to 2.9m diameter. The interior is terraced 0.35m into the slope and embanked 0.45m high on the downslope.
Just to the E is a rough arc of stones, possibly part of another structure.
A field boundary of system SX 57 NW 67 passes by 8m to the NE.
See RCHME 1:2500 plan of Cudlipptown Down
GetMapping, 1999 - 2000, Dartmoor 1999-2000 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345751.
Hut circle visible on aerial photograph.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV345751 | Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999 - 2000. Dartmoor 1999-2000 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital. [Mapped feature: #95585 ] |
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| 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. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV56624 | Related to: Mining remains on Cuplipptown Down, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV56616 | Related to: Possible hut on Cudlipptown Down, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV56619 | Related to: Possible hut on Cudlipptown Down, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 20 2021 12:43PM |
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