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Summary

Remains of two hut circles, an enclosure, parts of field systems and a clearance cairn supposedly at Mousehill Brake. An English Heritage survey in 2008-9, including a field visit and review of all aerial photographs and lidar, found scarps and lynchets but no trace of an enclosure, hut circles or a clearance cairn. The scarps and lynchets may form part of a field system. These are superficially similar to prehistoric or Roman fields found elsewhere in the south of England but could be medieval or later features.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1020573: Two hut circles and associated field systems and enclosure at Mousehill Brake

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 1368989
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX63NE/63
• Old SAM Ref: 34883
• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, NMR RAF/CPE/UK/1890 2026 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351061.

Scarps and lynchets are visible as earthworks.

Environment Agency, 2001, LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution), LIDAR SX6836 Environment Agency D0015385 30-MAY-2001 (Cartographic). SDV351426.

Scarps and lynchets are visible as earthworks.

Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 2002, Two Hut Circles and Associated Field Systems and Enclosure at Mousehill Brake (Schedule Document). SDV343459.

The monument includes hut circles and an enclosure associated with parts of field systems. Within the enclosure is a hut platform, 11 metres across and 1 metres high. Some 40 metres west of the enclosure, a hut circle 12 metres in total diameter with walls 2 metres wide and 0.8 metres high lies on a low platform just south of the lynchets, while a second hut circle with similar dimensions sits on a low platform 100 metres east of the enclosure.

National Monuments Record, 2009, 1368989 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV343458.

Other details: SX63NE 50.

Winton, H. + Bowden, M., 2009, East Soar, Devon: Air Photo Assessment and Survey (Report - Survey). SDV351406.

An English Heritage survey in 2008-9, including a field visit and review of all aerial photographs and lidar, found scarps and lynchets but no trace of an enclosure, hut circles or a clearance cairn. The scarps and lynchets may form part of a field system. These are superficially similar to prehistoric or Roman fields found elsewhere in the south of England but could be medieval or later features. The scarps and lynchets extend over an area measuring 200m by 135m centred at SX 6987 3775. A substantial bank extends north from this area for 150m up to and then beyond Hazel Tor.

English Heritage, 2009, Heritage at Risk Register 2009: South West, 109 (Report - non-specific). SDV342694.

Generally satisfactory condition, but with significant localised problems. Principal vulnerability plant growth.

English Heritage, 2010, Heritage at Risk Register 2010: South West, 101 (Report - non-specific). SDV344777.

English Heritage, 2011, Heritage at Risk Register 2011: South West, 106 (Report - non-specific). SDV355280.

Generally satisfactory condition, but with significant localised problems. Principal vulnerability plant growth.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.

All East Soar Air Photo Assessment and Survey (SDV351406) details were accessioned to the Devon HER as part of the South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV342694	Report - non-specific: English Heritage. 2009. Heritage at Risk Register 2009: South West. English Heritage Report. A4 Bound +Digital. 109.
SDV343458	National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. 2009. 1368989. National Monuments Record Index. Website.
SDV343459	Schedule Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 2002. Two Hut Circles and Associated Field Systems and Enclosure at Mousehill Brake. The Schedule of Monuments. A4 Stapled.
SDV344777	Report - non-specific: English Heritage. 2010. Heritage at Risk Register 2010: South West. English Heritage Report. Digital. 101.
SDV351061	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR RAF/CPE/UK/1890 2026 10-DEC-1946.
SDV351146	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
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SDV351406	Report - Survey: Winton, H. + Bowden, M.. 2009. East Soar, Devon: Air Photo Assessment and Survey. English Heritage. 50-2009. Digital + A4.
SDV351426	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2001. LiDAR data JPEG image (1 metre resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX6836 Environment Agency D0015385 30-MAY-2001.
SDV355280	Report - non-specific: English Heritage. 2011. Heritage at Risk Register 2011: South West. english Heritage. Digital. 106.

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6587 - Archaeological Assessment of Land between Bolt Heat and Bolt Tail

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