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Summary

Hut Circle '11' of 7 metres diameter with walls 3 metres wide by 0.4 metres high in the north-west corner of a small square enclosure within the large settlement on Throwleigh Common

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1018916: Coaxial field system, associated and later remains at Throwleigh Common and Kennon Hill

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX 69 SE 11
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SE/26/7
• Old SAM Ref: 28694
• Pastscape: 444068

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 148936, 10/4/1997 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

At SX 6570 9061. Stone hut circle forming part of a prehistoric settlement within a coaxial field system on Throwleigh Common. Diameter 6 metres. Earthwork and rubble wall 1.8 metres wide, 0.7 metres high. A 100 degree facing gap may represent a doorway.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 196-8, Map 39, Figure 39.1 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Western of two hut circles at Site '11' which consists of an arc of stones across the north-west corner of a small square enclosure at 'Throwleigh Common settlement'. This feature may be an unroofed pen or store.

English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.

Hut circle shown on survey against the northern field boundary.

Newman, P., 2007, Throwleigh Common, Throwleigh, Devon. A 'Premier Archaeological Landscape' within Dartmoor National Park Level 2 Survey Report, 8, figure (Report - Survey). SDV360261.

Hut 11 SX 6573 9063
A possible hut sited at the junction of two reaves. It comprises a 7 metre diameter stony ring with a 3 metre wide by 0.4 metre high bank.

Dartmoor National Park Authority, 2017, Site visits to Throwleigh Common (Personal Comment). SDV360253.

Attempted visit 4/07/2017 but vegetation growth (primarily bracken) made it impossible to access. Unable to plot with GPS.

Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1018916 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.

Within Scheduled area.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7297 - Survey of Throwleigh Common Premier Archaeological Landscape

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