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Summary

One of at least 15 hut circles identified by field and aerial survey on the south-west facing slopes east of Cholwich Town Clay Works. The hut circles are associated with enclosures and field boundaries as part of a wider settlement of probable Bronze Age to Iron Age date.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX56SE133

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ashbrook, K., 1978, Enclosure east of Clay Works (Site Visit). SDV167443.

One hut is visible on the east side of the pound in the portion to the north of the boundary wall, but it is possible that there are traces of other huts in the wood.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1980, SX56SE133, SX56SE133 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV167444.

Remains of an enclosed hut circle are situated on the north east side of a modern field wall. The hut is of Type 2, much robbed, with an internal diameter of 4.7 meters and double-faced walling on the upper side, 1.3 meters wide, just protruding through the turf.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 175-6, Map 52, Figure 52.1 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Hut circle in semi-circular enclosure in the southern part of Settlement 'C' at 'Parkland enclosures'. It is one of 16 hut circles in the settlement of between 5.0 to 7.0 metres in diameter.

Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5961 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.

A possible hut circle is identifiable as an earthwork.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 1999-2017, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX5962 03-MAY-2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363087.

The hut circle is obscured by tree cover.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.

A possible hut circle of probable Bronze Age to Iron Age date is identifiable on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017 as a roughly oval hollow or platform approximately 4m across, defined by a low earthwork bank circa 1.5m wide.
The possible hut circle is located within a possible enclosure recorded as MDV5540, part of the wider settlement and associated field system recorded as MDV79188.
The earthworks are obscured from view by tree cover on all aerial photographs available to the survey.

Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)

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