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| HER Number: | MDV66666 |
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| Name: | Hut circle 190 metres east of Cuckoo Rock |
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Summary
Diameter measures 6.6 metres. Double orthostat wall 1.4 metres wide, 0.7 metres high. Western part survives as a slight 1.2 metre wide and 0.1 metre high earthwork. Grass, bracken and three thorn trees recorded.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 586 686 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 1386504
- National Record of the Historic Environment: SX56NE309
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/659/2
- Old SAM Ref: 34469
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 157356, 27/3/2002 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Stone hut circle 190 metres east of Cuckoo Rock forming part of a prehistoric settlement.
SX 5864 6867 Diameter measures 6.6 metres. Double orthostat wall 1.4 metres wide, 0.7 metres high. Western part survives as a slight 1.2 metre wide and 0.1 metre high earthwork. Grass, bracken and three thorn trees recorded.
Fletcher, M. J., 2007-2008, Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project (Report - Survey). SDV359195.
(11/01/2008) These four scattered and unenclosed huts lie on an exposed boulder-covered hillside. They have been robbed and the fragmentary walls now lie in deep bracken. Surveyed at 1:2500 scale.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, WLK-DT26 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
Visited 07/2019. Bracken inundation. A hut circle was discernable on the ground and has a small hawthorn tree growing out of the east wall. Photo taken
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs, WLK-DT26 (Photograph). SDV363073.
Visited 07/2019. Photo taken looking south east. Shows the bracken cover and the hawthorn tree on the east side
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 157356, 27/3/2002. [Mapped feature: #43183 ] |
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| SDV359195 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M. J.. 2007-2008. Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project. English Heritage. Unknown. |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. WLK-DT26. |
| SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. WLK-DT26. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV66668 | Related to: Hut circle 125 metres east of Cuckoo Rock (Monument) |
| MDV66667 | Related to: Hut circle 140 metres east of Cuckoo Rock (Monument) |
| MDV66665 | Related to: Hut circle 215 metres east of Cuckoo Rock (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 3 2021 3:42PM |
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