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Summary

Stone hut circle forming part of an enclosed settlement on the summit of Dewerstone Hill. Measures 5 metres by 4 metres. Rubble wall 2 metres wide, 0.4 metres high. Bracken, moss, gorse and grass-covered.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1020241: Prehistoric enclosures on Dewerstone Hill, 500m south east of Dewerstone Cottage
• SHINE: Earthwork remains of prehistoric enclosures and hut circles on Dewerstone Hill, surrounded by 19th century stone working quarries

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SW/11/2
• Old SAM Ref: 34436.01(P)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 152997, 8/1/2001 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Stone hut circle forming part of an enclosed settlement on the summit of Dewerstone Hill. Measures 5 metres by 4 metres. Rubble wall 2 metres wide, 0.4 metres high. Bracken, moss, gorse and grass.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 98, Map 48, Figure 48.2 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Small hut circle shown attached to the north-side of the double walled enclosure at Dewerstone Hill.

Historic England, 2016, National Heritage List for England, 1020241 (National Heritage List for England). SDV359353.

The second stone hut circle is butted to the inside edge of the large Neolithic enclosure and survives as a 5 metres long by 4 metres wide oval shaped area surrounded by rubble.

Environment Agency WMS, 2019, LiDAR DSM data (1m resolution), 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362957.

Visible on LIDAR data.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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