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Summary

Enclosure containing one hut circle and, in the south-east corner, a small sub-rectangular platform 5.3 metres north to south by 3.0 metres. An unusual feature of this enclosure is the presence of a narrow entrance flanked by two upright slabs in the centre of the east side.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1020185: Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement 420m north west and 440m west of Horn's Cross

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX67SE115
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/160/1
• Old SAM Ref: 28772
• Pastscape: 443194

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 152256MPP 152256 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Enclosures forming part of a prehistoric settlement 430 metres north-west of Horn's Cross. SX 6662 7125 No further information given.

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 190-1, Map 60, Figure 60.11 (Monograph). SDV337765.

Small enclosure at 'O Brook East huts and enclosures' with one hut circle and a smaller building in the south-east corner. Two cross slabs remain at the entrance into the pound o.65 metres wide on the east side facing the rest of the settlement.

Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 1997, Holne Moor, Dartmoor, Devonshire. A Landscape Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (Report - Survey). SDV173671.

(Visited 28/02/1996) Centred SX 66597127. Eight hut circles, one contemporary structure and a solitary enclosure lie on the moderate west-facing slope above the right bank of the O Brook.
The associated enclosure, centred SX 66547124, covers 0.1 hectares and contains one of the huts and, in the south-east corner, a small sub-rectangular platform 5.3 metres north to south by 3.0 metres. An unusual feature of this enclosure is the presence of a narrow entrance flanked by two upright slabs in the centre of the east side.

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

Enclosure shown on survey.

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

Visible on aerial photograph.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7100 - Holne Moor Survey

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