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HER Number:	MDV134204
Name:	Hut Circle 'a' within Enclosure 'X' east of Small Brook, South Tawton

Summary

Hut Circle 'a' of 4.9 metres diameter with walls 1.4 metres wide by 0.5 metres high on the north-eastern boundary of Enclosure 'X' to the east of Small Brook

Location

Grid Reference:	SX 626 906
Map Sheet:	SX69SW
Admin Area	Dartmoor National Park
Civil Parish	South Tawton
District	West Devon
Ecclesiastical Parish	SOUTH TAWTON

Protected Status

Scheduled Monument 1015760: A prehistoric settlement complex, length of reave, tin streamwork and stamping mill on the western slopes of Cosdon Hill

Other References/Statuses

Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/20/3/2
Old SAM Ref: 28800

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140775 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Hut Circle 'a' at SX62709063. A 1.4 metres wide and 0.5 metres high rubble bank wall surrounds a 4.9 metres diameter internal area. This hut is attached to the inner face of the enclosure wall.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 200-201, Map 40, Figure 40.1 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Hut circle on the north-eastern boundary of Enclosure '3' to the east of Small Brook.

GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

Visible on aerial photograph.

Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.

Hut circle shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1015760 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.

Within Scheduled area.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV219155	Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 200-201, Map 40, Figure 40.1.


SDV277946	Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 140775.


SDV346026	Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #141053 ]
SDV365227	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.


SDV365228	National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1015760.

Associated Monuments

MDV6890	Part of: Enclosure 'X' one of five enclosures between White Hill and Small Brook, South Tawton (Monument)
MDV6887	Related to: Group of hut settlements and enclosures on White Hill, South Tawton (Monument)
MDV56867	Related to: Hut circle 'b' with a building constructed inside within Enclosure 'X' east of Small Brook, South Tawton (Monument)
MDV56868	Related to: Hut circle 'c' within Enclosure 'X' east of Small Brook, South Tawton (Monument)
MDV134205	Related to: Hut Circle 'd' within Enclosure 'X' east of Small Brook, South Tawton (Monument)
MDV56866	Related to: Hut circle to the south of Enclosure 'X' to the east of Small Brook, South Tawton (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

Date Last Edited:	Aug 24 2023 4:50PM

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