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Summary

Circular banked enclosure south-east of Huccaby Tor; smaller than Outer Huccaby Ring that lies to the north-west of the Tor.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1002603: Huccaby Ring

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/27
• Old SAM County Ref: 799

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ENCLOSURE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1951, SX67SE21 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV218897.

Shape still apparent but flattening in parts, the embankment being 0.3 metres above ground level, overgrown with furze with stones outcropping.

Grinsell, L. V., 1970, Discovering Regional Archaeology: South Western England, 26 (Monograph). SDV304192.

This is a smaller hill slope enclosure to the south-east of outer Huccaby Ring.

Ancient Monuments, 1970, Huccaby Ring Earthwork (Schedule Document). SDV218896.

Huccaby Ring Earthwork. This is a circular banked enclosure. The bank is apparently a grassed over rubble bank. There are three large stones on the perimeter, one still standing upright. There is possibly the remains of a cairn to the north-west of the centre. The entrance was probably on the north-east side.

Ordnance Survey, 1972, OS 72 104, 099-100 (Aerial Photograph). SDV254387.

National Monument Record, 1977, NMR SX6574, 1/387-8 (Aerial Photograph). SDV218900.

Robinson, R., 1982, List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1982 (Un-published). SDV345608.

30/3/1982. Field Monument Warden visit.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Interpretation). SDV319854.

This site is distinguished by vegetation on National Monuments Record 1977 aerial photograph.

Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.

Huccaby Ring is depicted on the modern mapping.

English Heritage, 2015, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV357602.

Sources / Further Reading

• Schedule Document: Ancient Monuments. 1970. Huccaby Ring Earthwork. The Schedule of Monuments. Unknown.
• Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1951. SX67SE21. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.
• Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1977. NMR SX6574. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 1/387-8.
• Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1972. OS 72 104. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. 099-100.
• Monograph: Grinsell, L. V.. 1970. Discovering Regional Archaeology: South Western England. Discovering Regional Archaeology: South Western England. Unknown. 26.
• Interpretation: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic.
• Un-published: Robinson, R.. 1982. List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1982. Lists of Field Monument Warden Visits. Printout.
• Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #97504 ]
• National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2015. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital.

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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