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HER Number: | MDV125535 |
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Name: | Hut circle in group on the west side of the Erme Valley, north of Lower Piles |
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Summary
Hut comprising a circular, turf-covered bank with some in situ stone visible (approximate diameter 4 - 6 metres). This hut has the remains of a very fine entrance on the south-east arc of the wall comprising two large in situ slabs of granite.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 641 613 |
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Map Sheet: | SX66SW |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Cornwood |
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District | South Hams |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | CORNWOOD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Newman , P., 2018, Erme Survey GIS data (Cartographic). SDV361913.
Newman, P., 2018, The Upper Erme Valley, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: An Archaeological Survey (Report - Survey). SDV362921.
One of a group of hut circles and fragments of enclosure walls set at the edge of a tall escarpment on the west side of the River Erme, north of Yadsworthy Waste. The site was surveyed whilst covered by dense summer bracken. The three huts (MDV125535-125537) comprise circular, turf-covered banks with some in situ stone visible, and approximate diameters of between 4 and 6 metres.
One of the huts (at SX 64114 61335) has the remains of a very fine entrance on the south-east arc of the wall comprising two large in situ slabs of granite.
Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.
Depicted on the modern mapping, but size of hut is not very accurate.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV361913 | Cartographic: Newman , P.. 2018. Erme Survey GIS data. GIS ShapeFile. Digital. [Mapped feature: #117096 ] |
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SDV362729 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV13238 | Part of: UNENCLOSED HUT CIRCLE SETTLEMENT in the Parish of Cornwood (Monument) |
MDV125538 | Related to: Faint hut in group on the west side of the Erme Valley, north of Lower Piles (Monument) |
MDV125539 | Related to: Faint hut in group on the west side of the Erme Valley, north of Lower Piles (Monument) |
MDV125536 | Related to: Hut circle in group on the west side of the Erme Valley, north of Lower Piles (Monument) |
MDV125537 | Related to: Hut circle in group on the west side of the Erme Valley, north of Lower Piles (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8082 - Survey of the Upper Erme Valley
Date Last Edited: | Mar 19 2019 3:52PM |
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