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HER Number:MDV56867
Name:Hut circle 'b' with a building constructed inside within Enclosure 'X' east of Small Brook, South Tawton

Summary

Hut circle 'b' of 8 metres diameter with walls 1.2 metres wide by 0.6 metres high with a later small square building of 4.5 metres square constructed within it within Enclosure 'X' to the east of Small Brook

Location

Grid Reference:SX 626 905
Map Sheet:SX69SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishSouth Tawton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSOUTH TAWTON

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/20/3/2
  • Old SAM Ref: 28800

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
  • TINNERS HUT (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140775 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Hut circle 'b' at SX62679059]. A 1.2 metres wide and 0.6 metres high single orthostat wall surrounds an 8 metres diameter internal area. Part of the south-east wall has been rebuilt, presumably at the same time when building was inserted into this hut.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 200-201, Map 40, Figure 40.1 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Large hut circle of 7.8 metres diameter with interior divisions is centrally placed within Enclosure '3' to the east of Small Brook.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

Visible on aerial photograph.

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

Within Scheduled area

Sources / Further Reading

SDV219155Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 200-201, Map 40, Figure 40.1.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 140775.
SDV361462Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital).
SDV365228National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1015760.

Associated Monuments

MDV6890Part of: Enclosure 'X' one of five enclosures between White Hill and Small Brook, South Tawton (Monument)
MDV134204Related to: Hut Circle 'a' within Enclosure 'X' east of Small Brook, South Tawton (Monument)
MDV56868Related to: Hut circle 'c' within Enclosure 'X' east of Small Brook, South Tawton (Monument)
MDV134205Related to: Hut Circle 'd' within Enclosure 'X' east of Small Brook, South Tawton (Monument)
MDV56866Related to: Hut circle to the south of Enclosure 'X' to the east of Small Brook, South Tawton (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Aug 24 2023 4:50PM