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Summary

A stone hut circle forming part of a prehistoric settlement 1100m E of Belstone parish church.
Diameter measures 4.3m. Earthwork and rubble wall 3m wide, 0.5m high. Cut on S by track. The wall leading north is 1.8m wide by 0.3m high and survives as an earthwork. The wall leading to the south is 1.5m wide, 0.25m high and is an earthwork with occasional protruding stones. The hut appears to be butted by both lengths of walling.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1018925: A warren, two stone hut circle settlements, cairnfields and cairns at Ivy Tor, ESE of Belstone

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/343
• Old SAM Ref: 28727

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 149338 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(26/05/1998) A stone hut circle forming part of a prehistoric settlement 1100m E of Belstone parish church.
At SX 63099360. Diameter measures 4.3m. Earthwork and rubble wall 3m wide, 0.5m high. Cut on S by track. The wall leading north is 1.8m wide by 0.3m high and survives as an earthwork. The wall leading to the south is 1.5m wide, 0.25m high and is an earthwork with occasional protruding stones. The hut appears to be butted by both lengths of walling.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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