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Summary

Hut circle on the west side of Enclosure 'E' at settlement at Willings Walls Warren in poor condition of 5.3 metres diameter. A later clearance cairn lies close by

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1009573: Agglomerated enclosure with hut circles south-west of Ditsworthy Clam

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX 56 NE 71
• Pastscape: 438704

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SX56NE71 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV151920.

(21/06/1977) Enclosure B. SX 5784 6579. The clear interior contains two huts with average internal diameter of 5.5m. and walling about 1.1m. wide. Both are in poor condition; one has a south-east entrance and the other is filled with boulders, possibly; later clearance. The hut is partly overlaid by a supposed cairn (SX 56 NE 65, probably clearance) which also spreads across the adjacent wall of the enclosure. Surveyed at 1:10 000 on MSD and at 1:5000.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 115-116, Map 49, figure 49.4 (Monograph). SDV137656.

Hut circle on the west side of Enclosure 'E' at 'Willings Walls Warren' has been almost demolished and the material piled into a neat cairn between the hut and the enclosure wall.

Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.

(04/04/2002) SX 5784 6580. A hut circle infilled with clearance material. It measures 5.3m in diameter and traces of former internal facing are apparent.

English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.

Hut shown on survey.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

Visible on aerila photograph.

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, UPHT-19 (Worksheet). SDV362781.

(18/11/2019) Condition assessed as good, although vegetation encroachment is threatening feature. A very poor condition hut circle with many scattered stones throughout circle. The cairn associated with this hut is 1.5m high.

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.

Photographs taken during November 2019 visit.

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

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1009573 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.

This agglomerated enclosure lies on a spur above the south bank of the River Plym, south-west of Ditsworthy Clam. It consists of five conjoined enclosures with hut circles and a later longhouse built in the middle. The Lee Moor China Clay Works Leat cuts through the north-western part and it is not included in the scheduling. The agglomeration covers an area of circa 2.7 hectares, defined by enclosure banks of earth and stone up to 2.0 metres in width and 0.5 metres in height. Within the enclosures there are fourteen huts ranging from 4 metres to 11 metres in diameter with walls up to 2.5 metres in width and 0.6 metres in height. Entrances to the huts vary from the north-west to the south-east.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey

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