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Summary

Two hut circles forming part of a group of buildings associated with a field system adjacent to Grimspound. Both are terraced into the hillslope and are of the conjoined plan and single orthostat walling type. Interior of the southern structure is 5m in diameter and is defined by a 1m wide wall with an average height of 0.4m. Interior of the northern building is 3.7m in diameter and is surrounded by a 1.3m wide wall standing up to 0.5m high. These huts are attached to a length of rubble bank field boundary although the stratigraphic relationship between these features is unclear.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1014667: Grimspound, a partially enclosed prehistoric settlement with field system and two post-medieval caches between Hookney Tor and Hameldown Tor

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX78SW63
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 916046
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78SW/258/8
• Old SAM Ref: 22212(P)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140399 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(11/01/1993) SX 7011 8079 Two hut circles forming part of a group of buildings associated with a field system adjacent to Grimspound. Both are terraced into the hillslope and are of the conjoined plan and single orthostat walling type.
Interior of the southern structure is 5m in diameter and is defined by a 1m wide wall with an average height of 0.4m. Interior of the northern building is 3.7m in diameter and is surrounded by a 1.3m wide wall standing up to 0.5m high. These huts are attached to a length of rubble bank field boundary although the stratigraphic relationship between these features is unclear.

Bluesky, 2006 - 2007, Bluesky aerial photographs 2006 - 2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV341189.

Conjoined huts visible on the aerial photography.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8658 - Challacombe, Duchy Farms Survey

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