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HER Number:MDV59352
Name:Hut circle within small enclosure to the south-east of Kennon Hill, Throwleigh

Summary

Hut circle of 5.5 metres diameter with walls 1.4 metres wide by 0.4 metres high in a small enclosure on the south-east side of Kennon Hill

Location

Grid Reference:SX 647 896
Map Sheet:SX68NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishThrowleigh
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishTHROWLEIGH

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NW/153/1
  • Old SAM Ref: 28694

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 149013 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Visited on 11th April 1997. Hut circle of 5.5 metres diameter with earthwork walls 1.4 metres wide by 0.4 metres high and an internal area of 23.74 metres. Butted by enclosure walling.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 199, Map 39, Site 4 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Hut circle of 5.0 metres on the perimeter of a circular enclosure of 14.5 metres diameter in the corner the two sides of a rectangular enclosure at Site '4' to the south-east of Kennon Hill.

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

Part of 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. 199, Map 39, Site 4. [Mapped feature: #140952 ]
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 149013.
SDV365228National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1018916.

Associated Monuments

MDV59351Part of: Enclosure on east slope of Kennon Hill, Throwleigh (Monument)
MDV59350Related to: Hut circle north of Forder Brook, Throwleigh (Monument)
MDV59353Related to: Two lengths of boundary wall leading to an enclosure south-east of Kennon Hill, Throwleigh (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jul 21 2023 3:19PM