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HER Number:	MDV56865
Name:	Hut circle within Enclosure 'Y' to the south-west of White Hill, South Tawton

Summary

Hut circle of 3.8 metres diameter with walls up to 0.4 metres high within Enclosure 'Y' to the south-west of White Hill

Location

Grid Reference:	SX 627 905
Map Sheet:	SX69SW
Admin Area	Dartmoor National Park
Civil Parish	South Tawton
District	West Devon
Ecclesiastical Parish	SOUTH TAWTON

Protected Status

Scheduled Monument 1015760: A prehistoric settlement complex, length of reave, tin streamwork and stamping mill on the western slopes of Cosdon Hill

Other References/Statuses

Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/20/4/1
Old SAM Ref: 28800.03

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 140772 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(14/06/1996) SX 6279 9060 Hut circle forming part of a discrete concentration of structures which together with other nucleations form a large settlement complex. The building survives as 3.8 metres diameter platform with 3 upright orthostats standing up to 0.4 metres high denoting its western edge.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 200-202, Map 40, Figure 40.1 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Hut circle on the north-western boundary of Enclosure '4' to the east of Small Brook.

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

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1015760 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.

Within Scheduled area.

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. 200-202, Map 40, Figure 40.1.


SDV277946	Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 140772.


SDV365227	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.


SDV365228	National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1015760.

Associated Monuments

MDV6891	Part of: Enclosure 'Y' one of five enclosures between White Hill and Small Brook, South Tawton (Monument)
MDV134191	Related to: Hut circle within Enclosure 'Y' to the south-west of White Hill, South Tawton (Monument)
MDV134192	Related to: Hut circle within Enclosure 'Y' to the south-west of White Hill, South Tawton (Monument)
MDV134193	Related to: Hut circle within Enclosure 'Y' to the south-west of White Hill, South Tawton (Monument)
MDV134194	Related to: Hut circle within Enclosure 'Y' to the south-west of White Hill, South Tawton (Monument)
MDV134195	Related to: Hut circle within Enclosure 'Y' to the south-west of White Hill, South Tawton (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

Date Last Edited:	Nov 6 2023 2:39PM

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