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HER Number:MDV69233
Name:Hut Circle, Beacon Hill, Lundy

Summary

Hut circle with adjoining outer cirle.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 132 442
Map Sheet:SS14SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishLundy
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishLUNDY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Trust SMR: 108508
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS14SW/58/6
  • Old SAM County Ref: 744
  • Old SAM Ref: 30351

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HUT CIRCLE (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2200 BC to 42 AD (Between))

Full description

Ministry of Public Building and Works, 1970, Lundy, Prehistoric Settlement Site South of St Helen's Chapel (Schedule Document). SDV344034.


Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 1998, Chapel Remains, Cemetery and Prehistoric Settlement on Beacon Hill, Lundy (Schedule Document). SDV341344.


National Trust, 1998, The National Trust Sites and Monuments Record. Compressed Site Reports. Lundy. SMR Sites Nos 108501-108650, 108508 (Report - non-specific). SDV344745.

A hut circle and adjoining outer circle. Many stones are visible on the outer rim and surroundings, there are also large stones in the centre of the main circle. This feature lies in an area of Bronze Age/Iron Age settlement that was excavated by Gardner in 1967. The site also lies alongside a field system that is probably of the same date. Height 8-12 centimetres, length 4.0 metres, diameter 6.4 metres.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV341344Schedule Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 1998. Chapel Remains, Cemetery and Prehistoric Settlement on Beacon Hill, Lundy. The Schedule of Monuments. Letter.
SDV344034Schedule Document: Ministry of Public Building and Works. 1970. Lundy, Prehistoric Settlement Site South of St Helen's Chapel. The Schedule of Monuments. Foolscap.
SDV344745Report - non-specific: National Trust. 1998. The National Trust Sites and Monuments Record. Compressed Site Reports. Lundy. SMR Sites Nos 108501-108650. The National Trust Sites and Monuments Record. A4 Stapled + Digital. 108508. [Mapped feature: #45069 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV34Related to: Beacon Hill Prehistoric Settlement, Lundy (Monument)
MDV14281Related to: FIELD SYSTEM in the Parish of Lundy (Monument)
MDV69392Related to: Mounds to South of The Old Light, Lundy (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 24 2010 2:39PM